What You’re Called What You’re Called and What You Eatand What You Eat

Animals need to eat.Animals need to eat. Here’s a fact you know Here’s a fact you know

is true every time your is true every time your tummy growls: animals tummy growls: animals need to eat. Some need to eat. Some animals eat plants. animals eat plants. Some animals eat other Some animals eat other animals. And some animals. And some animals eat both. animals eat both. Scientists use special Scientists use special names for animals, names for animals, depending on whether depending on whether they eat plants, meat, they eat plants, meat, or both. Let’s learn or both. Let’s learn these special names: these special names: they’re big words, so they’re big words, so get ready!get ready!

Do you eat both plants and Do you eat both plants and meat?meat?

If so, you’re an If so, you’re an omnivoreomnivore. An . An omnivore is an animal omnivore is an animal that eats both plants that eats both plants and animals. Bears and animals. Bears are omnivores. They are omnivores. They eat berries, and they eat berries, and they eat small animals like eat small animals like fish. They also use fish. They also use their sharp claws to rip their sharp claws to rip open logs and eat the open logs and eat the insects they find there.insects they find there.

Do you eat only plants?Do you eat only plants? Animals that eat only Animals that eat only

plants are called plants are called herbivoresherbivores. Some . Some human beings choose human beings choose to eat only plants and to eat only plants and no meat. Many no meat. Many animals, including animals, including mice, cows, and mice, cows, and horses, eat only plants. horses, eat only plants. Even huge elephants Even huge elephants eat only leaves, fruits, eat only leaves, fruits, nuts, and grasses.nuts, and grasses.

Do you eat only meat?Do you eat only meat? Some animals would Some animals would

rather eat meat rather eat meat most of all. Can you most of all. Can you think of any? Dogs think of any? Dogs and cats, lions and and cats, lions and tigers, sharks and tigers, sharks and snakes eat meat. snakes eat meat. They are called They are called carnivorescarnivores. A . A carnivore eats carnivore eats animal flesh, or animal flesh, or meat.meat.