17 Animal Food Chains

Animal Food Chains written by John Lockyer

约翰·洛克耶著的《动物食物链》

food chain A food chain shows us who eats what. Most food chains begin with green plants. Green plants make their own food from water, the sun and the dirt. This gives them energy to grow bigger and to grow leaves, flowers, fruit, or nuts. Animals cannot make their own food. They must move around to find it. The food they eat gives them energy to grow, walk, run, fly, jump and think.

食物链告诉我们谁吃什么。 大多数食物链都是从绿色植物开始的。 绿色植物从水、阳光和泥土中获取食物。 这让它们有能量长得更大，长出叶子、花朵、水果或坚果。 动物不能自己做食物。 他们必须四处走动才能找到它。 它们吃的食物给了它们生长、行走、奔跑、飞翔、跳跃和思考的能量。

elephant Some animals just eat plants. They are called herbivores. Elephants are herbivores. Some animals just eat meat. They are called carnivores. Lions are carnivores. Some animals eat both plants and meat. They are called omnivores. Bears are omnivores. All animals are part of a food chain. This is how they stay alive.

有些动物只吃植物。 它们被称为食草动物。 大象是食草动物。有些动物只吃肉。 它们被称为食肉动物。 狮子是食肉动物。有些动物既吃植物又吃肉。 它们被称为杂食动物。 熊是杂食动物。所有的动物都是食物链的一部分。 这就是他们生存的方式。

grasslands Grass grows everywhere. Grasshoppers eat the grass. Rats eat the grasshoppers and snakes eat the rats. Small birds eat seeds and grasshoppers, while big birds eat rats and snakes. Zebras, elephants and giraffes eat the grass too. They must take care because big cats like lions will eat them.

草长得到处都是。 蚱蜢吃草。 老鼠吃蚱蜢，蛇吃老鼠。 小鸟吃种子和蚱蜢，大鸟吃老鼠和蛇。 斑马、大象和长颈鹿也吃草。 它们必须小心，因为像狮子这样的大型猫科动物会吃掉它们。

rain forest The rainforest is a warm and wet place. Many trees in the rainforest grow fruit or nuts. Birds like to eat fruit and nuts. Monkeys like to eat them too, but they will eat little animals as well if they can catch them. Monkeys must take care on the ground and in the trees, because of large snakes and big cats, who would eat them.

热带雨林是一个温暖潮湿的地方。 雨林中的许多树长水果或坚果。 鸟喜欢吃水果和坚果。 猴子也喜欢吃它们，但如果它们能抓到小动物，它们也会吃。 猴子必须小心地上和树上的东西，因为大蛇和大猫会吃掉它们。

deserts There is never enough food for animals that live in the desert. Insects eat any seeds they can find. Lizards and small birds eat the insects. Small animals know they must take care around rocks because that's where snakes like to hide. Flying eagles are always on the lookout for birds, rabbits, snakes, and lizards to eat.

沙漠生活在沙漠里的动物永远没有足够的食物。 昆虫吃它们能找到的任何种子。 蜥蜴和小鸟吃昆虫。 小动物知道它们必须小心岩石周围，因为蛇喜欢躲在那里。 飞鹰总是在寻找鸟类、兔子、蛇和蜥蜴来吃。