Carnivores
Carnivores, or meat eaters, ate other dinosaurs and
other types of animals. They had sharp teeth and very
athletic bodies for running and hunting prey. They were
fast movers and most of them stood on two feet. Some
of them ate prey that they had just caught and killed.
Other carnivores were better at scavenging, feeding on
already dead dinosaurs. Some carnivorous dinosaurs ate
fish, and others even ate their own kind!
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