Omnivores
Omnivores are an example of the variety of animals which live in the world that are apart of the food chain. An omnivore is an animal that is able to eat, plants, and other animals. In addition they have an advantage, since they can eat almost anything they come across.
"Jaguar"
Panthera onca
Photo © Tom Brakefield/CORBIS, courtesy Ron Kalasinskas
Name: Jaguar
Description: Large, spotted and black, cat like, mammal.
Habitat: Rainforest of South America.
Diet: The Jaguar will eat anything.
Name: Woolly Monkey
Description: Medium Height. Slender. Light Brown. Furry. Omnivore.
Habitat: The Amazone Basin and the Amazone Rainforest.
Diet: Fruits, frogs, lizards, flowers, and insects.
"Woolly Monkey"
Lagothrix lagothricha
Photo courtesy of The Monkey Sanctuary

"Northern Flying Squirrel"
Glaucomys sabrinus
Copyright Richard Alan Wood/Animals Animals, Courtesy Ron Kalasinskas
Name: Flying Sqruirrel
Description: Small. Bug eyed. Winged rat like bat.
Habitat: North and South America, Asia, Europe, and other temperate climates.
Diet: Small birds, nuts, fruit, insects, buds, and small eggs.
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