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Time to Eat!

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Animals have favorite foods. Rabbits eat plants. They eat grass and leaves. Foxes eat other animals. Some animals eat all kinds of things. Different animals have different diets. Learn about some of them here.

Meat Eaters

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Lions are carnivores. That means they eat meat. Lions hunt other animals. This one is looking for its next meal.

Grass-Fed

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Herbivores eat only plants. These bison are eating grass. Other herbivores eat leaves. Fruits or nuts are also part of a herbivore’s diet.

Lots of Options

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Omnivores eat both plants and animals. This bear is an omnivore. It is eating a fish. Later, it might eat berries.

Did You Know?

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Herbivores are animals that eat only plants. Some people also choose to eat only plants. We call them vegetarians. Vegetarians do not eat meat.