ANIMAL WORLD (4)

Good Morning Students. 

Yesterday we learnt about Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores. I hope you all have done the fill in the blanks in your notebook.
Today we will learn about the feeding habits of these animals.

What is feeding?

Feeding is the process by which an animal obtains its food. 

Feeding habits of different animals

Different animals eat different types of food. Their manner of eating is also different. Accordingly, their mouth is also modified to suit their mode of eating.

HERBIVORES

• Herbivores like deer,cow, goat and giraffe eat grass and leaves.
• They have sharp front teeth(incisors) to cut their food and strong, broad teeth in the back (molars) for  grinding food.
• Cows and buffaloes bite the grass and swallow it. Later, they bring back the food into their mouth and chew it slowly. This activity is called chewing the cud.
• Elephants use their trunk to tear off grass and branches and put it in their mouth. Elephants have large grinding teeth to chew and grind their food. They also drink water with the help of their trunk.

CARNIVORES

• Carnivores like lions and tigers tear and chew the flesh of animals.
• They have sharp, pointed and curved front teeth to tear the flesh. They also have strong grinding teeth at the back, to chew the flesh.

OMNIVORES

• They eat both plants and flesh of other animals.
• Examples- human beings, bear and crow.

RODENTS

Rabbit

• Animals like mice and rabbits nibble their food have sharp front teeth. These animals eat their food by taking small bites.
• Mouse and rabbit nibble their food.

INSECTS

Butterfly Mosquito

• Mosquitoes and bugs have sharp needle like mouth parts for sucking blood.
• Butter flies and bees have a long slender sucking tubes..
• This tube is called proboscis.
• It works like a straw.
•  A butterfly uses the proboscis to suck liquids like nectar from flowers.
•  A mosquito uses it to suck blood.

BIRDS

Eagle              Vulture

• They have beaks and claws which are modified to the kind of food they eat.
• Flesh eating birds like eagles, kites have sharp-hooked beak and sharp claws to tear flesh.

Frog      Lizard

Some animals use their tongue to catch food. Frogs and lizards have a long and sticky tongue. They shoot out the tongue to catch insects. The insect gets stuck to the sticky tongue.

Watch this video for more clarity👇

Today's task

Mention the name of the chapter and date in the index and attempt the following questions:

Q1. Give two examples of each.

a) Carnivores
b) Rodents
c) Animals with sticky tongue

Q2. How do the teeth of herbivores help them in eating?

Happy blogging!

See you in the next class... KEEP SMILING!