herbivorous

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The region hosts the world's second-largest population of dugongs -- herbivorous marine mammals known as "sea cows" that are listed as vulnerable -- with an estimated 5,000 to 7,500 individuals.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Therizinosaurs were a group of either herbivorous or omnivorous theropod dinosaurs that lived in Asia and North America during the Cretaceous Period, which began 145 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

After the Spanish arrived, the bears’ consumption of meat more than doubled—increasing from 10% to 26%, with one-third of that coming from livestock—but they remained mostly herbivorous.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 9, 2024

Contrary to what its few current species might suggest, the crocodile group was highly diversified in the past, with herbivorous, arboreal, and even totally marine species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023

In all, of the world’s 148 big wild terrestrial herbivorous mammals—the candidates for domestication—only 14 passed the test.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond