Animal Diets and Characteristics

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Cow

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Herbivore: Grass, Hay, Clover. It has big, flat teeth (molars) for grinding tough plants.

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Lion

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Carnivore: Zebra, Antelope, Warthog. It has very sharp, pointed teeth (canines) for tearing meat. It has to hunt to catch its food.

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Human

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Omnivore: Bread, Vegetables, Chicken, Fish. We eat a wide range of foods. We have different kinds of teeth—sharp and flat—to eat both meat and plants.

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Elephant

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Herbivore: Leaves, Bark, Fruit, Grass. It spends most of its day eating plants. It uses its trunk to pull leaves from trees.

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Bear

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Omnivore: Fish, Berries, Honey, Nuts. It eats a mix of salmon (meat) and fruit (plants).

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Eagle

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Carnivore: Small Mammals, Fish, Snakes. It has a sharp, hooked beak and powerful talons to catch and tear its prey.

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Rabbit

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Herbivore: Carrots, Grass, Lettuce. It gnaws on plants and its teeth continue to grow throughout its life because of all the chewing.

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Pig

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Omnivore: Roots, Insects, Fruit, Scraps. It will happily eat almost anything it finds on the ground or in the soil.

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Giraffe

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Herbivore: Leaves from tall trees, Twigs. It has a very long neck to reach the highest leaves, which are all plants.

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Cat (Domestic)

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Carnivore: Mouse, Bird, Tinned Meat (Meat). It is a natural hunter with sharp claws, and its body is built to digest meat.