History Main / StockAnimalDiet

* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'': Averted in-universe by the sharks, who are part of a [[VegetarianCarnivore vegetarian society]]. Before this they ate mostly fish and they still consider dolphins to be AcceptableTargets, but there is no mention of them eating either seals or humans. The feeding frenzy part is played straight though, with Bruce going AxeCrazy after smelling Dory's blood.

* Puss in Boots from the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' films is fond of milk. [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots2011 The spinoff film starring him]] and [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish its sequel]] have it shows it as being [[DrunkOnMilk the feline equivalent of alcohol]], with the former having it being served at the cat tavern where he first meets Kitty, and the latter showing that it [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy contributed to one of Puss' deaths]] when he jumped off a tower while under its influence after "drunkenly" claiming he'd land on his feet.

* Demons may eat meat and they may also eat abstract concepts such as [[EmotionEater emotions]], "spiritual energy", and [[SoulEater people's souls]], or they may not eat at all.

Like flies, they will be often seen eating rotten food, meal leftovers or any other disgusting shit they are able to find, including actual fecal matter. Some may even eat inorganic trash like used toilet paper or pizza cardboard boxes.

Worms or seeds. "The early bird catches the worm" is an old proverb. Common rejoinders are "[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Big incentive]]", and "The second mouse gets the cheese". Chickens, crows, ducks/pigeons/sparrows, eagles, parrots, and penguins have their own sections.

* ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'': One of the comics has Gromit briefly bedridden after appearing to come down with rabies (actually soapsuds in his drink), with Wallace serving him his favorite meal: bones on toast.

* Lammergeiers eat almost exclusively bones, or rather the marrow in the bones.

Humans, or just anything that moves. TruthInTelevision for crocodiles, which cause more human fatalities than any other predator and actually view humans as a food source; in fact, they will take on any sort of prey. On the other hand, when on land, alligators are more likely to run away from a human thanks to their low-set eyes (all they see are the feet of some giant, who may be a danger to them). In the water, though, you're on their turf. In some states with a high wild gator population, it's illegal to feed them, as this makes them more likely to approach a human than run away.

Like flies, they will be often seen eating rotten food, meal leftovers or any other disgusting shit they are able to find, including actual fecal matter. Some may even eat inorganic trash like used toilet paper or pizza cardboard boxes, which is already a bit of an exaggeration at that point.

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': Shown in the episode ''Something Fishy'', as Russell's pet piranha goes on a killing spree at the school. Russell is also seen feeding it a chicken drumstick.

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The female praying mantis is almost always shown eating its mate, which was once believed to be their normal behavior. It's now known that it isn't actually extremely common, but the result of multiple individuals being put in terrariums together with not enough food. Has its own trope, MantisMatingMeal.
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Anything rotten or smelly will usually have a bunch of flies circling around it (including poop and very dirty animals). They're also shown to be attracted to anything sugary, such as honey, sugar cubes, or fruit. Also, [[FlyInTheSoup soup]] (which is apparently so good that they can't help but literally dive in). Real flies are, usually, generalist omnivores with very varied diets. They do indeed frequently eat gross stuff and are important decomposers, but their diet is by no means limited to this. There are even bloodsucking flies (though the experience isn't quite the same as getting bitten by a mosquito).[[note]]And yes, for the sake of completion, mosquitos ''are'' technically flies, but they're not regarded as such in comman parlance and thus they have their own folder here.[[/note]]

* In ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'', Russel loves to eat clams.

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* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'': The owner of the cheese shop claims to have some "very runny" Camembert in stock, but checks again and says the cat ate it.

* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'': In one episode, squirrels steal Sheen's Ultralord action figure and worship it because it cracks open their nuts.

Humans, or anything else in the ocean (including fish, which is true). Seals and sea lions in more accurate works, with different species having different preferences. The prehistoric {{Megalodon}} is always shown eating whales, which is accurate to fossil findings of whale bones with ''C. megalodon'' bite marks.\\

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': When Hercules slays the Erymanthian Boar, the next scene shows a vase of him serving it with an apple in its mouth.

* Cats love ham and pork. Bacon is often too salty, but cooked pork and ham are safe to feed as a treat. They also adore cheese, even if they aren't interested in regular milk. Some like to lick (or even eat) watermelon and/or cucumbers.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SuperKitties'': Lab Rats' inventions involve cheese in many ways, even to the point of turning the whole city into cheese.