TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS

As in the aquatic environment, terrestrial animals can live in different places. The body of terrestrial animals is prepared to crawl, walk, run, climb or fly, depending on the place of the land on which they live. Of the air they need to live; Almost all breathe through lungs and feed on plants and other animals. Some are huge and others very small. There are also animals that immediately after being born can take care of themselves and gold, more dependent, they have to be helped by their parents until they learn to survive alone.

Classification according to feed

Carnivores: Different species of animals have preferences and abilities to consume certain foods. Depending on what they eat, animals are classified as carnivores if their diet is composed preferably of meat. For example, they are carnivores: lion, tiger, leopard, etc.

Herbivores: A herbivore is an animal that feeds exclusively on plants and not on meat. In practice, however, many herbivores eat eggs and occasionally other animal proteins. Some herbivores are sheep, horse, cow, etc.

Omnivores: Omnivorous animals feed on plant or animal substances, that is, they eat both plants and meats. This gives them a great ability to adapt to the environment, taking advantage of the most abundant food resources and varying their diet according to the circumstances. For this reason the omnivorous animals usually belong to species in expansion (they are not in danger of extinction). Omnivorous species are seagulls, rats, bears, the chimpanzee and man himself.

Frugivorous: Frugivorous animals are those that feed on fruits. They are those animals that are organically prepared for a diet based on fruits, leaves, seeds, roots and stems. They are frugivorous some primates including, among others, certain species of bats, toucans, etc.