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🍽️ Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores

Discover which animals eat plants, which eat meat, and which eat both, and learn to sort them by what they eat.

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~15 min

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🔬 Science

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Ages 6–12

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What you’ll learn

Animals That Eat PlantsUnderstand that herbivores eat only plants, with examples.Herbivores are animals that eat only plants. Small herbivores like rabbits eat grass, and big herbivores like giraffes and elephants eat leaves and branches.
Animals That Eat MeatUnderstand that carnivores eat meat and have tools for hunting.Carnivores are animals that eat other animals. A lion hunts for meat, and many carnivores have sharp teeth and claws to help them catch their food.
Animals That Eat BothUnderstand that omnivores eat both plants and meat, and sort animals by diet.Omnivores eat both plants and meat. Bears eat berries and fish, and people are omnivores too. Sorting animals into herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores shows how each one finds its food.

Questions this course answers

An animal that eats only plants is called a...

A herbivore is an animal, like a rabbit or cow, that eats only plants.

Which of these is a herbivore?

A giraffe is a herbivore because it eats only leaves and plants.

An animal that eats meat is called a...

A carnivore is a meat eater, like a lion.

How do many carnivores catch their food?

Many carnivores have sharp teeth and claws to catch and eat meat.

An animal that eats both plants and meat is called an...

An omnivore, like a bear, eats both plants and meat.

Which animal is an omnivore?

A bear is an omnivore because it eats both plants, like berries, and meat, like fish.

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