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Plants, Meat or Both?

What Animals Eat: What do animals eat?

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What do animals eat? Some eat plants. Some eat meat.

An herbivore is an animal that eats plants.

A giant panda eats bamboo about half of each day.

An elephant eats grass, leaves, bark and fruit.

A carnivore is an animal that eats meat.

In a lion pride, lionesses are the main hunters.

They often work together.

Many owls hunt at night.

An omnivore eats both plants and animals.

A red fox eats plants and animals. It is an omnivore.

Words to know

  • herbivore: plant eater
  • carnivore: meat eater
  • omnivore: eats both
  • bamboo: tall grass

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