MokiHunter

I was curious as to what exactly the predators eat, as we see them eating blueberries and ice cream. Did they evolve to eat the same things as the prey animals or did they just learn to stifle their urges over time? I'm just curious because if their diet has changed it makes me wonder why the prey animals would still be so afraid of them. 

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Byron's answer to this question is the same answer, word-for-word, that he also gave to French member Barrow, who asked very much the same question as Moki did. You can also find that answer in the response to the French member questions.


Here is Byron's reply:


"Predators in Zootopia need protein to survive, so that issue has been mostly solved with vegetable protein products like 'Not Dogs' and 'Fpork' (fake pork) etc. But some predators who survive almost exclusively on protein (wolves for example), need more than that so there's also a widely successful fast food chain called 'BUGBURGA' that specializes in tasty treats made from insects. Stop in and enjoy a BugBurga Deluxe with a Grasshopper Shake and a side of Cricket Chips.

In earlier versions of the film, fish were also thought of as food in the Zootopian world. Nick and Hopps were chained up in a fish freezer and were nearly made into fillets.

Even though predatory behavior and hunting went away long ago, it didn't take much for Bellwether to wake up those old fears in the prey population."

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BaltoSep pala	October 29, 2016
	O' Cap'n My Cap'n!

Byron's answer to this question is the same answer, word-for-word, that he also gave to French member Barrow, who asked very much the same question as Moki did. You can also find that answer in the response to the French member questions. Here is Byron's reply: "Predators in Zootopia need protein to survive, so that issue has been mostly solved with vegetable protein products like 'Not Dogs' and 'Fpork' (fake pork) etc. But some predators who survive almost exclusively on protein (wolves for example), need more than that so there's also a widely successful fast food chain called 'BUGBURGA' that specializes in tasty treats made from insects. Stop in and enjoy a BugBurga Deluxe with a Grasshopper Shake and a side of Cricket Chips. In earlier versions of the film, fish were also thought of as food in the Zootopian world. Nick and Hopps were chained up in a fish freezer and were nearly made into fillets. Even though predatory behavior and hunting went away long ago, it didn't take much for Bellwether to wake up those old fears in the prey population."

BaltoSep pala	June 29, 2016
	O' Cap'n My Cap'n!

There is some official and fan material out there, including statements from Byron Howard and Richard Moore, that they tend to eat a lot of meals involving insects. "Bug burgers" and such. And, if you look at the screen caps of Tundratown, you'll see "Halibuts", which is a fish restaurant. So while we can assume that it is still possible (again, given what Howard and Moore have indicated) that there are places in the Zootopia world where birds and maybe even reptiles have evolved...rather indicative of the Disney Robin Hood movie (which Byron Howard indicated was definitely an influence in the creation of the Zootopia story and world), it is apparent that insects and other related animals (spiders, arthropods, crustaceans, etc.) and fish...and possibly amphibians as well, are primitive, non-sentient creatures which serve as food for the predator species.

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