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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A great diversification of herbivorous and carnivorous forms developed from the insectivores.
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Again, the insectivores in closely related groups can coexist, whereas this is rare in the frugivores.
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In addition to these spiny insectivores there are two other armoured species, the extraordinary hero shrews.
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It is related to the hedgehog, or rather it belongs to the same family of insectivores.
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It is thought that the very first placental mammals were tiny insectivores, but no fossil evidence of them remains.
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The most primitive representatives are extremely similar to the insectivores.
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The very first mammals were small insectivores, probably very similar to this modern tree shrew.
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Until recently they were thought to be primitive primates but now science has put them firmly among the insectivores.