Carnivores are animals that eat only....
meat.
All your teeth work together to help you eat your favorite foods, from crunchy snacks to chewy treats! 😊
Carnivores
This means they can eat fruits, vegetables, and also other animals.
Herbivores
Sharks
Elephants
🌱🍖 Why Are Omnivores Special?
Lions
Each type of tooth has a special job:
Wolves
🐻 Examples of Omnivores:
Raccoons 🦝
– They eat fruits, nuts, and small animals
These are the sharp, flat teeth in the front of your mouth.
Example:
You take a big bite of a carrot with your front teeth.
Incisors (Front Teeth):
They eat grass, leaves, fruits, or vegetables.
Omnivores can find food in many places because they can eat different things.
This helps them survive in different seasons and places.
These teeth tear food apart, like meat or tough bread.
Herbivores have flat teeth to help them chew plants.
Deer
What Are Carnivores and Herbivores?
Cows
Premolars and Molars (Back Teeth):
Teeth help you eat different foods by breaking them down into smaller pieces so you can swallow and digest them more easily.
Bears 🐻
– They eat fish, berries, and honey.
They help you bite and cut food into smaller pieces, like when you take a bite of an apple.
Let’s learn about carnivores and herbivores:
These teeth crush and grind food into smaller pieces so you can swallow it easily.
Tigers
Carnivores have...
sharp teeth to help them tear meat.
Rabbits
Example:
You use your canines to tear a piece of chicken or bite into a chewy pizza crust.
Example:
You chew rice, vegetables, or crackers with your molars until the food is soft.
Humans 👦🍔
– We eat vegetables, fruits, and meat.
Some animals eat meat, some eat plants, and some eat both!
Animals eat different kinds of food to stay alive.
Herbivores are animals that eat only plants.
Canines (Pointy Teeth):
They hunt or eat other ...
animals for food.