What they eat
Herbivores
Herbivores eat plants: leaves, grass, fruit, seeds, bark or roots. Many have flat grinding teeth or special stomachs for breaking down tough plant material.
All 43 herbivores in the library, from the addax to the zorse. Most of them live in Africa and Asia.
A4 animals
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Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Lives about 19 years in the wild; up to 25 in captivity
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African Elephant
Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis
Lives 60-70 years
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Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea
Lives over 100 years; possibly 200
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Alpaca
Vicugna pacos
Lives 15-20 years; some reach 25
B2 animals
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Bull
Bos taurus
Lives 20-25 years naturally; breeding bulls are usually kept only a few seasons
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Butterfly
Rhopalocera (clade in the order Lepidoptera, about 18,500 species)
Lives about a week to 10 months as an adult, depending on species
C3 animals
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Camel
Camelus dromedarius, Camelus bactrianus and Camelus ferus
Lives 40-50 years
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Cattle
Bos taurus
Lives 20-25 years naturally; most farmed cattle live far less
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Cow
Bos taurus
Lives 20-25 years naturally; most dairy cows retire at about 5
D3 animals
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Deer
Cervidae (family, about 50 species)
Lives typically 10-20 years, varies by species
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Donkey
Equus asinus
Lives 30-40 years when well kept; 50 documented
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Dugong
Dugong dugon
Lives 60-70 years; oldest recorded 73
E1 animal
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Elephant
Elephantidae: Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta cyclotis, Elephas maximus
Lives 60-70 years
G2 animals
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Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Lives 20-25 years in the wild
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Goat
Capra hircus
Lives 15-18 years
H3 animals
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Hare
Lepus (European brown hare: Lepus europaeus)
Lives 3-4 years in the wild; up to 12
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
Lives 40-50 years in the wild
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Horse
Equus caballus
Lives 25-30 years; some into their late 30s
I4 animals
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Ibex
Capra (genus); figures from the Alpine ibex, Capra ibex
Lifespan: Males about 16 years; females about 20
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Iguana
Iguanidae (family); figures from the green iguana, Iguana iguana
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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Indri
Indri indri
Lives 15-20 years in the wild
K2 animals
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Kangaroo
Macropodidae: Osphranter and Macropus (four species)
Lives 8-25 years, depending on species
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Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Lives 10-15 years in the wild
M2 animals
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Manatee
Trichechus (three species)
Lives 50-60 years
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Moth
Lepidoptera, excluding butterflies (about 160,000 species)
Lives a week to a few months as an adult
O1 animal
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Ox
Bos taurus
Lives 15-20 years; often worked for 10-15 of them
P1 animal
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Pesquet’s Parrot
Psittrichas fulgidus
Lives 20-40 years
Q1 animal
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Quokka
Setonix brachyurus
Lives about 10 years
R2 animals
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Rabbit
Leporidae: Oryctolagus cuniculus and about 30 other species
Lives 1-2 years in the wild; 8-12 as a well-kept pet
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Rhinoceros
Rhinocerotidae (family, five living species)
Lives 35-50 years
S1 animal
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Sheep
Ovis aries
Lives 10-12 years
T1 animal
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Tortoise
Testudinidae (Galapagos giants: Chelonoidis)
Lives 50-100 years; giants over 150
U2 animals
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Urial
Ovis vignei
Lives around 10-12 years in the wild
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Uromastyx
Uromastyx (genus, about 15 species)
Lives over 25 years; reports approaching 60
V2 animals
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Vicuña
Vicugna vicugna (also classified as Lama vicugna)
Lifespan: Not well documented in the wild
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Vole
Arvicolinae (subfamily, about 155 species)
Lives 3-16 months in the wild; up to 3 years in captivity
W1 animal
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Water Buffalo
Bubalus bubalis (domestic); Bubalus arnee (wild)
Lives 20-25 years
Y1 animal
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Yak
Bos grunniens (domestic) and Bos mutus (wild)
Lives 20-25 years
Z4 animals
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Zebra
Equus quagga, Equus zebra and Equus grevyi (three species)
Lives 20-25 years in the wild
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Zebu
Bos indicus
Lives 15-20 years
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Zonkey
Equus quagga x Equus asinus
Lives 15-25 years
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Zorse
Equus quagga x Equus caballus
Lives 15-30 years
No herbivores match those filters.
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