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MineralMan

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1. The "food chain" is based on carnivorous animals.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:55 AM

Jan 2025

As omnivores, humans naturally rank lower than successful predators.

However, we have become the dominant species on the planet, in part because we are omnivores. Omnivores tend to have higher survival rates overall.

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Where Do Humans Really Rank on the Food Chain? [View all] marble falls Jan 2025 OP

The "food chain" is based on carnivorous animals. MineralMan Jan 2025 #1

Seems like a flawed measure... JT45242 Jan 2025 #2

Well, we've become apex predators Elessar Zappa Jan 2025 #3