Tuesday, October 6, 2009

What is the classification of animals with regard to their eating habits ?

Animals can be broadly divided into three categories depending on their diet. They are :-
1). Herbivorous Animals
2). Carnivorous Animals

3). Omnivorous Animals
Herbivorous Animals are
those animals that feed directly on plants. The largest herbivorous animal is the elephant. Other examples are the deer, rabbit, cow, giraffe, kangaroo, monkey, squirrel, parrot and pig.
Carnivorous Animals

are those that feed on other animals. Examples of such animals are the lion, tiger, fox, otter, shark, crocodile, frog, dog, owl, eagle, snake and crab.
Omnivorous Animals
are those animals that can eat plants as well as animals. Examples are bear, baboons, crow, peafowl and earthworm.

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