Worksheet: What do animals eat ?

CARNIVORES

A carnivore is an animal that gets food from killing and eating other animals. Since carnivores have to hunt down and kill other animals they require a large amount of calories. This means that they have to eat many other animals over the course of the year. The bigger the carnivore, the more it has to eat.

Tiger eats meat

Snake eats frog

Crocodile eats fish

Eagle eat meat

Spider eats insect

Lion eats meat

OMNIVORES

An omnivore is a kind of animal that eats both plants and  other animals. Omnivores eat plants, but not all kinds of plants. Omnivores can also eat fruits and vegetables.

Bear eats berries and fish

Bird eats worms and plants

Dog eats meat and rice



Duck eats fish and plants

HERBIVORES

A herbivore is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants. Many herbivores have special digestive systems that let them digest all kinds of plants, including grasses. Herbivores need a lot of energy to stay alive. Many of them, like cows and sheep, eat all day long.

Cow eats grass

Girraffes eat leaves

Parrot eats fruits

Rabbits eat carrots