[Zoo]

Nope, a carnivore (definition 1) is any animal (organism) that eats meat, so for example, vultures, buzzards and hawks are all carnivores, but hawks mainly hunt (though if a scavengable meal presents they won't turn up their beaks), buzzards will hunt or scavenge, and vultures only scavenge. (side note, because I'm sick of hearing it around here. . .Vultures =/= Buzzards! >_<)

[Goto]

Is it something to do with what they eat falling into a gray area between plant or animal, but the creature still being classed as a 'carnivore'?

Hehe, I'm running out of ideas, pretty much just guessing stuff. Something about them not being able to maintain a balanced diet through carnivorous activities alone, and having to eat plants?

[Zoo]

Getting closer . They do have a definite diet, and it isn't meat. This makes them not carnivores. But they are in the order Carnivora. This makes them carnivores. Big hint , they're Procyonids....

[Goto]

I'm really bad with the names and classifications and all that stuff, so I might have to leave this one to someone else that knows more...

EDIT: I wiki'd the answer because I was curious, I think I found the right one.

[Aaron]

I looked up the family Procyonidae. I don't really know the answer, but raccoons are certainly omnivores. I think I'm getting way off track .

[Zziggywolf5]

Only came into to say I don't know. Bye.

[Zoo]

That's a good point though Aaron. A better way to say it (though less confusing ) is it's the only carnivore that doesn't eat meat. I think I'll start saying it that way... since there are many carnivores that are actually omnivores (bears, raccoons, foxes, so on). It's kind of how we class animals as nocturnal and diurnal, when many that we would call nocturnal are actually crepuscular or cathemeral.

The answer I was looking for is kinkajous. They're frugivores, meaning their main diet is fruit. They will also eat honey when they come across it (hence the older name of honeybear).

*gives it to Goto*

[Aaron]

Oh, I see! Kinkajous are really interesting animals .

[Zoo]

And temperamental >_<. One of the ones I (used to) work with at the zoo wants to kill me now. If I get near and she sees me, she rushes out of the box with her claws flying, screaming loudly enough to be heard inside the building. Even if I'm in an adjacent enclosure. She used to be super sweet with me. And she still is to most anyone else.

[Zziggywolf5]

And temperamental >_<. One of the ones I (used to) work with at the zoo wants to kill me now. If I get near and she sees me, she rushes out of the box with her claws flying, screaming loudly enough to be heard inside the building. Even if I'm in an adjacent enclosure. She used to be super sweet with me. And she still is to most anyone else.

What'd you do? o.O

[Zoo]

Apparently it was my keeper internship >_<. She's fine with people who she sees only as keepers, and she's fine with people she sees only as zoo teachers/docents, but if you switch from the latter the the former, she gets upset. About 5 people now have had that happen, and that seems to be the only thing in common. Switching back doesn't fix it either, 'cause it's been a year since I finished that internship and she still does that.

[Aaron]

Goateo! Awaken!

[Goto]

Someone else take it. I didn't get Zoo's question, and I'm having a lot of trouble thinking up a new one.

[Rylkan]

Zoinkaroo!

What is a recycled pulsar?

[Ratty]

A slurp.