HOW DO ANIMALS HUNT AND FEED LET’S FIND OUT ANIMAL LIFE JEANNE NAGLE
TIME TO CHOW DOWN Animals and plants are living things All living things need food and water to live Plants can make their own food but animals must get their food from their surroundings Pets and other animals that are taken care of by humans have food brought to them Wild animals though have to forage Cheetahs get their food by chasing down other animals on the grasslands where they live 4
Forage means to search for food using sight sound and smell VOCABULARY Animals eat either plants or other animals Some animals eat both The animals that eat plants are called herbivores They search for places that have lots of grass or trees such as fields or forests Meat eaters or carnivores hunt for their meals They catch and kill other animals to eat What when and how animals eat can be different from animal to animal Let’s find out how different kinds of animals hunt and feed Pets such as dogs might have to beg for food but they don’t need to hunt for it 5
