But What Should I Feed That Wild Animal??!! Quiz

Answer: Meat Eater

The lion is a large, powerful wild cat that is often called the "King of the Jungle". It lives in grassy areas called savannas and is found mostly in Africa but also parts of India. A lion does not eat grass or plants at all. It gets all its energy from eating other animals.

It uses strong muscles, sharp claws, and big teeth to catch food. It can eat big animals like a zebra or African buffalo but also hunts smaller animals like a gazelle.

Answer: Meat Eater

The wolf is a large, wild member of the dog family. They are known for their thick fur, sharp senses, and their famous howling voices. Wolves live and hunt together in close family groups called packs and can be found in North America, Europe, and Asia. Wolves are meat eaters. Because they work together as a team in their pack, they can hunt large animals such as deer, elk, and moose. If they cannot find those big animals easily, they will eat smaller creatures like rabbits, mice, and birds.

Answer: Meat Eater

The great white shark is the largest predatory fish in the entire ocean. They are famous for their torpedo-shaped bodies, gray tops, and bright white bellies, which help them hide in the deep water. They are are powerful meat eaters at the very top of the ocean food chain.

They are incredibly fast swimmers and can even leap all the way out of the water when they are chasing their prey. Their favorite foods are blubbery animals like seals, sea lions, and small whales. Great white sharks do not chew their food; instead, they use their sharp, jagged teeth to bite off chunks of meat and swallow them whole.

Answer: Meat Eater

The bald eagle is a famous, large bird of prey that lives near lakes, rivers, and oceans in North America. They are easy to spot because of their bright white head and tail feathers, dark brown bodies, and sharp yellow hooks for beaks. These birds are meat eaters that swoop down from high in the sky to scoop up their meals.

They have amazing eyesight, which lets them spot small animals from very far away. They love to eat salmon, trout, and other fish they can pull right out of the water. They will also hunt water birds like ducks, as well as small land animals like rabbits, squirrels, and frogs.

Answer: Plant Eater

The cow is a large, gentle farm animal that is raised all over the world. They are known for their big bodies, long tails to swat away flies, and the soft mooing sounds they make. Cows are herbivores, which means they are strict plant eaters. They spend almost their whole day walking through fields and munching on plants to get their energy. Fresh green grass in the pasture is their favorite food.

In the winter, farmers often feed them dried grass called hay. They also eat grains like corn, oats, and barley to help them grow big and strong. Cows have a very special stomach with four different parts to help them digest all that tough grass.

They will even bring food back up into their mouths to chew it a second time and this is called "chewing the cud".

Answer: Plant Eater

The giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world. They live in sunny, grassy areas of Africa and are known for their incredibly long necks, long legs, and beautiful spotted coats. Giraffes are plant eaters and because they are so tall, they can reach food that other animals on the ground cannot touch. Their absolute favorite food comes from the prickly acacia tree.

Their long tongue is very tough, which helps them wrap it around branches and pull off leaves without getting hurt by those sharp thorns.They will also snack on small branches, bark, and wild fruits they find high up in the trees.

Answer: Plant Eater

The rabbit is a small, gentle mammal known for its long ears, fluffy cottony tail, and powerful back legs built for hopping. They live almost all over the world in underground tunnels called burrows and are famous for being incredibly fast and alert. Rabbits are plant eaters and have sharp front teeth that never stop growing, which helps them chew through tough plant stems all day long.

They love grass and clover and other wild greens. Sometimes home owners get mad because rabbits will also gladly eat wild flowers, dandelion leaves, and garden vegetables like broccoli and lettuce.

Answer: Plant Eater

The elephant is the largest land animal in the world. They live in Africa and Asia and are famous for their giant ears, thick grey skin, and long, flexible noses called trunks. That trunk is like a powerful arm and nose combined. They use it to pluck single leaves from high branches, rip entire clumps of grass out of the dirt, and even suck up water to spray into their mouths. Elephants are plant eaters and, because they are so big, they have to spend up to 18 hours every single day eating just to keep their bodies full of energy.

They eat massive amounts of wild grass and small green bushes found on the ground. But they also tear down branches, dig up roots, and travel around to find fruit to eat.

Answer: Eats Both Plants and Meat

The grizzly bear is a massive, powerful mammal known for the large hump of muscle on its shoulders and its shaggy brown fur. They live in forests and mountains of North America, and they are excellent climbers, fast runners, and very good swimmers. They eat both plants and meat, and will change what they eat depending on the season of the year. Surprisingly, most of a grizzly bear's diet is made of plants.

They love sweet wild berries, green grass, roots, and nuts. But they are famous for standing in rivers to catch rushing salmon and will also hunt small mammals like ground squirrels, or larger animals like deer.

They can also use their long, sharp claws to flip over heavy logs and rocks to lick up ants, beetles, and moths.

Answer: Eats Both Plants and Meat

The pig is a clever, sturdy animal found on farms and in the wild all over the world. They are known for their curly tails, large ears, and flat, round noses called snouts. Pigs are known to be incredibly smart animals and eat both plants and meat. They have a fantastic sense of smell, which they use to sniff out all kinds of different treats buried underground. On farms, they eat a mixture of grains like corn and barley.

In the wild, they love to dig up plant roots, mushrooms, acorns, and sweet fruits. Wild pigs will gladly eat earthworms, insects, frogs, lizard eggs, and even small mice if they find them.

Answer: Eats Both Plants and Meat

The raccoon is a clever, medium-sized mammal that lives in forests, parks, and even neighborhoods around North and Central America. They are easily recognized by the black fur around their eyes that looks like a mask, and their bushy tails with dark rings around them. Racccons eat both plants and meat and are active mostly at night, using their highly sensitive front paws to explore and find food in the dark. Raccoons love to catch frogs, fish, crayfish, and clams.

They also eat mice, bird eggs, and insects.

But they eat a lot of plant foods too, especially wild berries, nuts, acorns, and corn from farming fields. Because they often live close to people, they are famous for tipping over garbage cans to eat leftover scraps, which has earned them the nickname "trash pandas".

Answer: Eats Both Plants and Meat

The chicken is a common feathered bird found on farms all over the world. They have hollow bones, a red comb on top of their heads, and they communicate with each other using lots of different clucking and squawking sounds. Many people think chickens only eat seeds, but they are actually very active omnivores.

They spend their day scratching at the dirt with their sharp claws to find both plants and small animals to eat. They love to eat seeds, corn, oats, green grass, berries, and weeds. However, chickens are fantastic at catching pests and gobble up grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars, spiders, and earthworms. If they spot them in the yard, chickens will even hunt and eat tiny lizards, frogs, and mice.