COWS THAT EAT OTHER COWS? - Project Apollo(Cattle seedworld) Ep. 2

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Carnivores are crucial to maintaining a balanced, diverse ecosystem. But how can a carnivore evolve from an herbivore, such as cattle?

This is part of my seedworld series, Project Apollo. Seed worlds are planets that were 'seeded' with earth animals, that are then left to evolve independent of earth in this new context. This can result in extreme diversification, reminiscent of Darwin's Finches or mammals post K-T Extinction Impact. Serina, a natural history of the world of birds by Sheather888/Dylan Bajda and Tales of Kaimere by Keenan Taylor are two examples of popular seedworlds.

Its worth noting that some of the explanations in this video might not be scientifically sound, although I tried to make them as plausible as possible. I'm not aware of any instances of herbivores evolving into carnivores, although the reverse has certainly happened(Pandas are a good example).

I was considering naming some of these species after Hermes, who in greek mythology stole Apollo's cattle. I'll leave that up to you to have a go at, however.

There IS a carnivore that had horns, a therapod dinosaur called Carnotaurus. Scientists aren't sure what these horns were for. The golden jackal also has a small, hornlike growth on the back of its skull that's usually hidden by fur.

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Original concept by reddit user Bteatesthighlander1

Credit to Dylan Bajda for his image at the beginning. Most other images were drawn by myself, can be found on Wikipedia, or are protected by fair use. Some have been modified/edited.

♫Music is from the Youtube Audio Library and does not belong to me.