8/20/21 – on herbivore aggression and predator-prey interactions

One major paleoart tropes as old as the art form itself is the frequent “casting” of certain types of animals into certain “roles”. Carnivores are always on the prowl or tearing some luckless prey item limb-from-limb, herbivores are either strewn dead at their attackers’ feet or cowering in the bushes, and omnivores are always….eating meat.