Nutrition in Animals

1) What Do You Understand by Siphoning? Give Examples of Animals That Use Siphoning as a Feeding Method.

Siphoning stands for sucking a liquid. Butterflies and houseflies use this feeding method as they feed on juices. Their mouth parts are specialised for the same.

2) What Is Browsing? Give Examples.

• Browsing is a type of feeding habit where herbivores selectively eat the leaves and fruits of tall plants.
• These herbivores generally live in small groups.
• Browsing animals have wide mouths and long tongues to reach high-growing plants.
• Examples—Wild goats, Deer, Giraffe, etc.

3) What Is the Meaning of Grazing? Give Examples.

• The type of feeding habit where herbivores feed on the low-growing vegetation like grass is called grazing.
• Grazers have small mouths with stiff lips.
• They also have a true small stomach, unlike browsers.
• Examples—Zebra, Rabbit, Giant Panda, etc.