Explore the Outdoors!
Here, I write about animals and their small curiosities, feeding habits, and their role in the ecosystem!
In the wild, lobsters form an important part of the food web since they eat a wide variety of food items and provide a nutritious meal to many other animals in the sea (and some of us on land…). Lobsters are omnivores and can function as scavengers in the ocean. Whereas they mostly eat living…
Rhinos (rhinoceros) are massive, herbivorous animals that live in Africa and Asia. Rhinos are unique in that they have a horn on their nose made of hair and keratin – the same substance that makes up our fingernails. But they do not use their horn for hunting! Though they are often thought of as fierce…
Crows are opportunistic feeders that will take advantage of whatever food is available. This makes them very adaptable to different habitats and means that they can live in close proximity to humans. Crows are common birds of the family Corvidae and are related to magpies, rooks, and jays. There are many different species of crow…
Anemones are beautiful creatures that live in the ocean. They are related to corals and jellyfish and have a very interesting way of eating. Although they might look like plants (producers), sea anemones are animals and secondary consumers (omnivores), which means that they eat both plants and other animals. They use their tentacles to capture…
Cockroaches are one of the most common insects found in households. They are Arthropods and can feed on plant-based as well as animal-based material. Cockroaches are important scavengers and detritivores in the environment, but they are not decomposers in the classical sense. They are omnivores that help break down organic matter, which recycles nutrients back…
The food chain is basically a chain of meals preferred by different animals. The further along you are in the food chain, the more organisms have been eaten along the way. For example, the grasshopper that eats plants is a primary consumer. The shrew that eats the grasshopper is a secondary consumer. The snake that…
Most spiders are predators that hunt and capture animal prey. They use their ability to spin webs to immobilize their victims before delivering a lethal bite. Some spiders, however, have adapted to a scavenging lifestyle and will eat dead insects instead of hunting live prey. Spiders are generally carnivores as they hunt and eat other…
Gorillas are one of the largest apes and are mainly found in central Africa. Gorillas live in family groups led by a silverback male and consisting of females and their offspring. These families travel together through the dense rainforests looking for food. Gorillas are primarily herbivores but sometimes act as omnivores, which means that they…
Orangutans are intelligent, long-lived primates that are found in the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. These gentle giants spend most of their time in the trees, where they build nests to sleep in at night and forage for food during the day. Orangutans are omnivores like humans. This means that they eat both plants and…
Chickens are seen to eat both plants and animals. So, like humans they too are omnivores. Omnivores are the species of animals that can feed on plants and other animals and so do chickens. In a typical food chain, they play an important role as secondary consumers since they feed on primary consumers like insects,…
