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Omnivores

Some animals eat both plants and animals. Animals that eat both plants

and animals are called omnivores or plant and flesh eating animals.

Examples – Peacock, sparrow, dog, bear.

Human beings are also omnivores as they eat vegetables, fruits, nuts,

grains, meat and fish.

Peacocks feed on a variety of things such as
tender leaves, seeds, insects, snakes and lizards.

They have sharp, pointed beaks instead of teeth.

Sparrows eat seeds and insects. They do not have

teeth. Bears eat wild fruits and fish. They too have

long pointed teeth that help them kill other animals.

Scavengers

Some animals eat the flesh of dead animals. Animals that eat the flesh or
remains of other dead animals are called scavengers.

Examples – Vulture, Hyena.

Scavengers keep the ecosystem clean by eating the
remains of dead animals and plants.

Vultures do not hunt for food. They eat the remains
of dead animals. Vulture eating dead animals

Hyenas eat leftovers of animals killed by other animals.

Did You
Know? Vultures clean up the nature. They clear the land
of decaying dead bodies and help to prevent the
spread of harmful diseases and bacteria. Their
stomachs contain powerful enzymes that remove
harmful poisons and germs.
Hyena eating dead animals
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