Animal Food Habites

1. Plant-eating animals (Herbivorous animals):
Some animals feed on grass, plants, fruits and roots. Some feed on grams and nuts. These are plant-
eating animals. They are called Herbivores. They do not eat the flesh of other animals. Some plant-
eating animals are cows, horses, goats, elephants, etc.
Note:
The elephant is the largest land mammal. An adult elephant is believed to consume in one single day,
several hundred kilograms of leaves, shoots, grasses and other available vegetation.
Flesh-eating animals (Carnivorous animals):
Some animals eat other animals. These are flesh-eating animals. They are called carnivores. They do
not eat plants. Some flesh-eating animals are lions, tigers, snakes, wolves, etc.
Note:
Snakes eat rats which eat our grains.
Plant and flesh-eating animals (Omnivorous animals):
Some animals eat both plants as well as the flesh of other animals. These animals are called
omnivores. Some animals that eat both are bears, jackals, cats, dogs, etc.
Humans also eat meat, fish, eggs as well as vegetables, fruits and nuts. So, they are also omnivores.
Note:
Monkeys are omnivores by nature. They eat a wide variety of food from flowers, leaves and fruits to
insects and small frogs.