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动物吃什么

为什么要吃东西？

所有的动物都要吃东西才能生活

食物给动物带来力量和健康。

食物也能给动物带来运动的能量。

动物吃很多种食物。

我们可以按动物吃什么来给它们分类。

吃植物的动物

许多动物只吃植物。

这些动物吃草，树叶和花。

它们可能吃坚果，水果和植物的其他部分。

有的动物甚至吃树皮！

蝗虫和其他一些昆虫只吃植物。

许多毛毛虫在它们成长时吃植物。

当它们变成蝴蝶时，它们只吸花蜜。

蜜蜂也吸花蜜。

老鼠吃种子，水果，树根，树皮和植物的其他部分。

兔子和陆地乌龟吃草，树叶和其他植物。

大熊猫吃竹叶。

海牛吃水中的植物。

大多数有蹄子的动物都是食草动物。

马，斑马，鹿和大象只吃草。

山羊，羊和骆驼也只吃草。

吃肉的动物

一些动物吃其他动物

这些动物吃肉。

它们的食物可能是昆虫，鱼和其他动物。

有些吃肉的动物诱捕其他动物，或设法收集食物。

蜘蛛织网来捕昆虫。

食蚁兽将它们的长舌头伸进蚁穴来捕食。

海獭在海里的植物丛里捕捉螃蟹，海星和动物。

其他的食肉动物会捕猎。

许多青蛙和蝙蝠能捕昆虫。

企鹅能捕鱼和捕食其他海里的动物。

狮子和其他大型猫科动物追捕有蹄子的动物为食物。

猫头鹰和鹰捕食老鼠，兔子和其他动物。

有些食肉动物吃已经死了的动物。

它们是自然界的清洁工。

这些大型鸟吃死了的动物。

草和肉都吃的动物

有些动物既吃草又吃肉。

浣熊吃水果，坚果和浆果。

它们还吃昆虫，青蛙，鱼，老鼠和蛋。

猴子和猿既吃植物也吃动物。

猴子和猩猩在世界上很多地方生存。

它们在不同的地方吃不同的食物。

黑熊吃浆果，坚果，种子，草和其他植物。

它们吃昆虫，鱼，和小型有皮毛的动物。

它们也吃死了的动物。它们还非常喜欢蜂蜜！

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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.

Many frogs and bats catch insects to eat.

Penguins catch and eat fish and other ocean animals.

Lions and other big cats chase, catch, and eat hoofed animals.

Owls and hawks catch mice, rabbits, and other animals to eat.

Some meat eaters eat animals that are already dead.

They are nature’s clean-up crew.

These large birds eat dead animals.

PLANT AND MEAT EATERS

Some animals eat plants and animals.

Raccoons eat fruits, nuts, and berries.

They also eat insects, frogs, fish, mice, and eggs.

Monkeys and apes eat plants and animals, too.

Monkeys and apes live in many places around the world.

Different places have different foods for these animals.

Black bears eat berries, nuts, seeds, grass, and other plants.

They eat insects, fish, and small furry animals, too.

They also eat animals that are already dead, and they LOVE honey!

----Pinyin----

dòngwù chī shénme

Wèishénme yào chī dōngxi ?

suóyǒu de dòngwù dōu yào chī dōngxi cáinéng shēnghuó

Shíwù gěi dòngwù dàilái lìliàng hé jiànkāng .

Shíwù yě néng gěi dòngwù dàilái yùndòng de néngliàng .

Dòngwù chī hěn duō zhǒng shíwù .

Wǒmen kéyǐ àn dòngwù chī shénme lái gěi tāmen fēnlèi .

chī zhíwù de dòngwù

Xǔduō dòngwù zhǐ chī zhíwù .

Zhèxiē dòngwù chī cǎo , shùyè hé huā .

Tāmen kěnéng chī jiānguǒ , shuíguǒ hé zhíwù de qítā bùfen .

Yǒude dòngwù shènzhì chī shùpí ! .

Huángchóng hé qítā yì xiē kūnchóng zhǐ chī zhíwù .

Xǔduō máomaochóng zài tāmen chéngzhǎng shí chī zhíwù .

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