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WAT DIERE EET

HOEKOM EET?

Alle diere moet eet om lewendig te bly.

Kos help diere om sterk te wees en gesond te bly.

Kos gee ook diere energie om te beweeg.

Diere eet baie verskillende soorte kos.

Ons kan diere groepeer volgens die tipe kos wat hulle eet.

PLANT ETERS.

Baie diere eet net plante.

Hierdie diere kan net gras, blare, of blomme eet.

Hulle kan neute, vrugte, of ander plante eet.

Party diere kan tot bas eet!

Spingkane en ander insekte eet net plante.

Baie ruspes eet plante terwyl hulle groei.

Wanneer hulle skoenlappers word, drink hulle die sap van blomme.

Bye drink ook blomme sap.

Muise eet sade, vrugte, wortels, bas, en ander dele van plante.

Hase en ander landskildpaaie eet gras, blare, en ander plante.

Groot pandas eet bamboes blare.

Lamantyne eet plante groei in water.

Meeste diere met hoewe is plant eters.

Perde, zebras, takbokke, en olifante eet net plante.

Plante is die enigste kos vir bokke, skape, en kamele ook.

VLEIS ETERS

Party diere eet ander diere.

Hierdie diere eet vleis.

Hulle kos kan insekte, vis, of enige ander dier wees.

Party vleis eters maak 'n strik of versamel hul kos.

Spinnekoppe maak 'n web om insekte te vang.

Miervreters sit hul lang tonge binne-in mierhope.

See otters versamel krappe, see sterre, en ander diere van die seewier woud.

Ander vleis eters jag hul kos.

Baie paddas en vlermuise vang insekte om te eet.

Pikkewyne vang en eet vis en ander see diere.

Leeus en ander groot katte jaag, vang, en eet diere met hoewe.

Uile en valke vang muise, hase, en ander diere om te eet.

Party vleis eters eet ander diere wat alklaar dood is.

Hulle is die natuur se skoonmaak span.

Hierdie groot voëls eet dooie diere.

PLANT EN VLEIS ETERS

Party diere eet plante en diere.

Wasbere eet vrugte, neute, en bessies.

Hulle eet ook insekte, paddas, visse, muise, en eiers.

Ape eet plante en diere ook.

Ape lewe in baie dele van die wêreld.

Verskillende plekke het verskillende kos vir die diere.

Swaart bere eet bessies, neute, sade, gras, en ander plante.

Hulle eet insekte, visse, en klein harige diere ook.

Hulle eet ook ander diere wat alklaar dood is, en hulle het 'n LIEFDE vir heuning.

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WHAT ANIMALS EAT

WHY EAT?

All animals must eat to stay alive.

Food helps animals be strong and stay healthy.

Food also gives animals energy to move.

Animals eat many different kinds of food.

We can group animals by the kinds of food they eat.

PLANT EATERS

Many animals only eat plants.

These animals may eat grass, leaves, or flowers.

They may eat nuts, fruit, or other plant parts.

Some animals even eat bark!

Grasshoppers and some other insects only eat plants.

Many caterpillars eat plants while they are growing.

When they become butterflies, they drink the juice of flowers.

Bees also drink flower juice.

Mice eat seeds, fruit, roots, bark, and other plant parts.

Rabbits and land turtles eat grass, leaves, and other plants.

Giant pandas eat bamboo leaves.

Manatees eat plants that grow in water.

Most animals with hooves are plant eaters.

Horses, zebras, deer, and elephants only eat plants.

Plants are the only food of goats, sheep, and camels, too.

MEAT EATERS

Some animals eat other animals.

These animals eat meat.

Their food may be insects, fish, or any other animals.

Some meat eaters trap or gather their food.

Spiders make webs to catch insects.

Anteaters put their long tongues into anthills.

Sea otters gather crabs, sea stars, and other animals from seaweed forests.

Other meat eaters hunt their food.

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