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Are carnivores primary or secondary consumers?


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Carnivores or carnivorous animals rely on other animals for their food.

The carnivorous animals are secondary consumers because:

  1. They feed upon the primary consumers or herbivorous animals.
  2. Herbivorous animals eat plants so they consume the energy directly from the producers.
  3. But carnivores get energy indirectly through the herbivores.

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