They are omnivorous, but with a higher proportion of animal matter, especially insects, in their diet than is the case for most other rodents.
en.wikipedia.org A protein-rich soft food, together with sprouted seed, is the fundamental diet of canary chicks.
en.wikipedia.org Its diet includes calcareous or coralline algae, molluscs, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthids, crabs, polychaetes, starfish, urchins, krill, and silversides.
en.wikipedia.org People who eat a varied diet are unlikely to develop a severe primary vitamin deficiency.
en.wikipedia.org Nonetheless, the mainstay of their diet is made up from seeds and invertebrates as in their congeners.
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