Understanding Animal Dietary Needs for Health

Animals require the right amount and types of foods to stay healthy. Different animal species have specific diets - herbivores eat plants, carnivores consume meat, and omnivores include both in their diet. Providing the correct food ensures proper growth, strength, and overall health. Giving animals the wrong food can lead to various health issues.

• Animal dietary needs
• Healthy eating
• Herbivores
• Carnivores

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1. Can I explain why animals need to eat the right amount and types of foods to remain healthy? Re-cap from last week s lesson Why do living things need food?

2. To grow To be strong To be healthy

3. Even though there are millions of different species of animals in the world we can group them by what they eat. What do you think these animals eat?

4. Omnivore An omnivore is an animal or person that eats a variety of food of both plants and meat. Urban Squirrel Fruit and nuts Insects Eggs Black Bear Berries and nuts Honey Bees and insects Warthog Roots Mushrooms Eggs Dead animals Robin Berries Worms

5. What do you think these animals eat?

6. Herbivores A herbivore only eats plants. Rabbit Vegetables Goat Grass Flowers Giraffe Leaves Snail Fruit Leaves Cow Grass

7. Carnivore A carnivore is an animal or person who eats meat. Crocodiles Buffalo Birds Jaguar Monkeys Antelopes Spider Flies Hawk Birds Snakes Rodents Shark Other fish

8. Can I explain why animals need to eat the right amount and types of foods to remain healthy? Think about what the teacher from the Cats Protection said about food that should and shouldn t be given to a cat. What might happen if a cat has food that it isn t meant to eat?