Page 1 - Mind Map Food habits of animals

LP 3- Food habits of animals

Depending on their
food habits, animals
are classified into
three groups.Those
are

Herbivores Carnivores Omnivores

Animals that eat Animals that eat Animals that eat
plants or plant flesh of other both plant and flesh
products are animals are called of other animals are
called as as carnivores called as omnivores
herbivores animals. animals.
animals.

Example: dog,
Example: cow, Example: tiger, cat, crow, hen
deer, buffalo, lion, cheetah etc. etc.
elephant etc.

Learning objective: Children will learn about food habits of different
animals.

Animals get food from the environment in which they live. Different

animals have different eating habits.

 Some animals eat only parts of plant (roots, stems, leaves, seeds,
fruits etc). They are called as herbivores. Examples of herbivores: -
sheep, horse, cow, rabbit etc.

 Some animals eat only flesh of other animals. They are called as
carnivores. Examples of carnivores: -lion, tiger, eagle etc.
 Some animals eat both plants and flesh of other animals. They are
called as omnivores. Examples of omnivores: -hen, crow, bear,

chimpanzee etc.

Learning outcome: Children learnt about food habits of different
animals.