Three Ways of EatingHave you ever i

Three Ways of EatingHave you ever imagined what it would happen if some animals got together for lunch? What would the dinosaur eat? What about the chicken or the fox? Would the grasshopper really eat grass, and would the woodchuck eat only wood? Well, the simple answer is animals eat many different foods. Some eat only meat. They are called carnivores. Wolves, dogs, lions and tigers are examples of carnivores. Other animals, like horses, cows, sheep, rabbits and grasshoppers eat only plants. They are known as herbivores. Some animals eat some meat and some plants. They are the omnivores. You can learn a lot about what type of food an animal eats by looking at its teeth. Herbivores have wide, flat teeth, just perfect for pulling up grass and grinding it in their mouths. Carnivores, on the other hand, have long sharp teeth, That’s because they need to tear the meat into pieces so that they can swallow it. Omnivores have some long tearing teeth, but they have some short flat teeth as well. No matter what they are eating at the lunch, one thing is certain. Each animal will have the best teeth for eating the food. Nature has designed everything so that it just works. Look at some interesting facts: Panda bears eat a lot. They are herbivores and can eat up to 40 pounds of bamboo each day. Blue whales are big. Really big! They too can eat a lot. How much? About four tones of small sea creatures in one day. Brown bats are small. Really small! They weigh less than 28 grams but they can eat 1,000 mosquitoes in one day. Elephants are herbivores. What do they eat? Grass, leaves and tree bark. How much? 150 kgs a day.