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Of the 61 species of large terrestrial herbivores that were alive in the late Pleistocene (129,000 to 11,700 years ago), only eight of these species are still around today.
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Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
Large herbivores such as horses and antelope have historically kept this grass short, which prevented it from drying out and allowed other animals to access the ground beneath, Ward explains.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
The mammoth steppe supported incredible numbers of giant herbivores and hulking predators.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Blood popsicles for the carnivores and frozen veggie ice treats for herbivores.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 July 2024
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Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
Large herbivores such as horses and antelope have historically kept this grass short, which prevented it from drying out and allowed other animals to access the ground beneath, Ward explains.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
The mammoth steppe supported incredible numbers of giant herbivores and hulking predators.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Blood popsicles for the carnivores and frozen veggie ice treats for herbivores.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 July 2024
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herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r 
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
Medical Definition
herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
especially
: ungulate
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