What do you call an animal that eats meat?

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Animals that eat just meat or mostly meat are called carnivores.

Some examples are: lions and other big cats; wolves, coyotes, jackals and foxes; eagles, hawks, other birds of prey and vultures; fish; whales and dolphins; and bears (though bears can be somewhat omnivorous, meaning they sometimes eat other things besides meat, depending on what type of bear).

Actually, I think vultures are detritivores, living off dead tissue, although I know they occassionally take live game.

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