What do Animals Eat
What do Animals Eat: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Food of Animals, Common Animals and Their Food, Classification of Animals Based on Food Habits, Herbivores, Carnivores & Omnivores etc.
Important Questions on What do Animals Eat
Look at the picture given below. It is taken from the famous story for children- The Fox and the Stork. Do you think the stork would be able to eat? Why not?


Squirrels mainly eat _____. (nuts/fish)

Identify the animals and classify them in the given table.
Herbivores | Carnivores | Omnivores |

Have you seen what animals eat?

Name an animal that swallows its food as a whole. (Antelope/Snake)

What are herbivorous animals? Give few examples of herbivorous which are consumed by lions.

What do you generally understand by food habits? Classify animals based on food habits.

You must have seen a cow chewing the cud. Why does it do so ?

How does an elephant's trunk help it to have its food?

What would have happened, had there been no lips, teeth and tongue in our mouth.

In the below-given table two creatures are already given, fill up the remaining blanks left out in the table.
S.no | Name of creatures | How is food eaten | Helping organs |
1. | Cow | Chew and swallow | Lips, tongue, teeth |
2 | Mosquito | Suck | A pipe-like structure below the head |
3. | Frog | ||
4. | Butterfly | ||
5. | Lizard | ||
6. | Dog | ||
7. | Housefly | ||
8. | Goat | ||
9. | Man | ||
10 | Bed-bug | ||
11. | Crow | ||
12. | Squirrel |

In the table, the names of a few creatures are given. In the space provided against each creature, write what they eat?
S. No | Name of creatures | Food |
1 | Buffalo | |
2 | Cat | |
3 | Rat/mouse | |
4 | Crow | |
5 | Goat | |
6 | Spider | |
7 | Tiger | |
8 | Hen | |
9 | Vulture | |
10 | Lizard | |
11 | Bed bug | |
12 | Worms | |
13 | Monkey | |
14 | Dog | |
15 | Man | |
16 | Honey bee | |
17 | Mosquito |

Match the organisms with the food they eat.

Name two animals that eat fodder.


He eats _____(different/ grains/ stings).

The food of the animals is of many types. Have you ever given food to any animals or birds? Find the food of the following animal or bird from the puzzle and write it in space given.

The food of the animals is of many types. Have you ever given food to any animals or birds? Find the food of the following animal or bird from the puzzle and write it in space given.

The food of the animals is of many types. Have you ever given food to any animals or birds? Find the food of the following animal or bird from the puzzle and write it in the space given.
