Learn about the feeding habits of animals and the classification of animals based on their feeding habits.

1. Feeding Habits of Animals

2. Feeding Habits
Feeding Habits
of Animals
All organisms need food for their growth and development. Feeding habits differ from
animal to animal. They also depend on the availability of food in the habitat.

3. Classification
Feeding Habits
of Animals
There are three main classes in which animals can be classified on the basis of their
eating habits – herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.

4. Herbivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Herbivores are the animals that eat only plants. They have sharp front teeth called
incisors for biting and broad teeth called molars and premolars for chewing food.

5. Herbivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthparts
adapted to rasping or grinding.

6. Herbivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Herbivores are anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material,
for example foliage.

7. Herbivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Their teeth and digestive systems are developed to grind and digest
vegetable matter. Cow, goat, deer and giraffe are some herbivores.

8. Carnivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Carnivores are those animals which feed on the flesh of other animals.

9. Carnivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Carnivores meaning 'meat eaters' derive their energy and nutrient requirements from
a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or
scavenging.

10. Carnivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Carnivores have sharp and pointed teeth called canines that help them to tear flesh.
They have strong molars for chewing the flesh and bones.

11. Carnivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Lion, tiger, cat and fox are carnivores.

12. Omnivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Omnivores are those organisms that eat both animals and plants. Examples of
omnivores include bear, crow and squirrel.

13. Omnivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Some will hunt for their food and others are scavengers who eat dead matter. Most
omnivores eat eggs.

14. Omnivores
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Omnivores are often opportunistic, general feeders that lack carnivore or herbivore
specializations for acquiring or processing food, but which nevertheless consume
both animals and plants.

15. Scavengers
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Scavengers feed on dead animals and plant materials present in their habitats.

16. Scavengers
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Scavengers play an important role in the ecosystem by consuming the dead animal
and plant material.

17. Scavengers
Feeding Habits
of Animals
Crow, hyena and vulture are scavengers.

18. This presentation is a result of my experiences while I was
helping out my son with his school assignments and project
work. I am happy to share this with other students and their
parents. Hope you find this informative and useful. Thank you.
- Prashant Mahajan -
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