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Diet & Hunting

What do cheetahs eat? Prey, diet and hunting habits

October 7, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Adult cheetah standing over a downed impala on open savanna grassland at midday

Cheetahs eat antelope and other hooved mammals weighing 23 to 56 kg, relying on sprints of up to 112 km/h, suffocation kills, and opportunistic prey when needed.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Cheetah

What do polar bears eat? Seals, blubber and more

October 7, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Polar bear gripping a ringed seal on flat Arctic sea ice under a pale overcast sky

Polar bears eat mostly ringed seal blubber, which fuels them for days. Learn what else they hunt, how they do it, and what they eat when the ice disappears.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Bear, Polar bear

How gorillas get so big without eating meat

September 30, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Adult male western lowland gorilla sitting in a rainforest clearing, holding green stalks and leafy plants in both hands

Gorillas grow massive on a plant-based diet thanks to enormous daily food intake, fiber-fermenting gut bacteria, and a digestive system built to extract maximum nutrition from leaves and fruit.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Gorilla

How much bamboo do pandas eat a day and why?

October 9, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Giant panda sitting upright in a misty bamboo forest, gripping a thick culm and stripping a leafy shoot

Giant pandas eat about 13 to 15 kg of bamboo daily in the wild, spending up to 16 hours foraging because their carnivore gut absorbs only 17% of nutrients.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Giant panda

Do killer whales ever eat polar bears? What orcas really eat

October 7, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
A pod of killer whales surfacing in open Arctic waters with pack ice faintly visible on the horizon

No verified record exists of orcas eating polar bears. Killer whales hunt seals, whales, and fish, while polar bears scavenge whale carcasses left behind.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Bear, Orca, Polar bear

Will pandas ever eat meat? Bamboo diet explained

September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Giant panda gripping a bamboo culm with both forepaws in a dense mountain bamboo grove

Giant pandas rarely eat meat and will likely stay bamboo specialists. Their anatomy, time budget, and disrupted umami taste receptors all reinforce a plant-based diet.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Giant panda

What do giant pandas eat? Almost all bamboo, plus extras

October 7, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Giant panda sitting upright in a bamboo grove, gripping and chewing a thick bamboo stalk

Giant pandas eat bamboo almost exclusively, up to 12.5 kg daily, spending up to 16 hours a day foraging to compensate for a digestive system poorly suited to plant fiber.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Giant panda

What do orcas eat? A guide to orca diets in the wild

October 7, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Pod of orcas with black-and-white markings and tall dorsal fins surrounding a school of salmon in blue open water

Orcas eat fish, marine mammals, sharks, and more, but which prey depends on their ecotype. Residents favor salmon, transients hunt seals, and offshores are thought to sometimes take sharks.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Orca

Do orcas eat sharks? White and whale shark hunts explained

October 7, 2026September 28, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Pod of orcas surrounding a great white shark in deep blue ocean, one whale positioned below the shark's belly

Yes, orcas eat sharks. Field observations confirm they hunt white sharks and whale sharks using coordinated group tactics, targeting the liver for its dense energy.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Orca

How long can axolotls go without food? What research shows

October 7, 2026September 26, 2026 by Animals Editorial Team
Pink axolotl with feathery gills resting still on the sandy floor of a clean aquarium beside an empty patch of sand

No source gives one firm fasting limit for axolotls, but salamanders tolerate starvation well. See what research shows and why a long fast signals trouble.

Categories Diet & Hunting Tags Axolotl
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