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Is using Intelligence mandatory when a hungry species could only eat by discarding a card?

The designer said discarding for Intelligence is an option and never forced, and the card text says may.

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  • Evolution rulebook · Rulebook · Trait Cards

No. Intelligence is optional, so a hungry species may stay hungry rather than discard a card. A Carnivore that could eat its own species may likewise decline the discard.

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