How Do Birds Eat?

How Do Birds Eat? Little Ann is watching a bird eat. The bird is not chewing. “ I chew my food with my teeth, " she thinks. " Do birds have teeth?" she wonders. No, Ann. Birds do not have teeth. Look at the pointed thing on a bird's head. It's called a" beak" . Birds use their beaks to pick up food. Then, they swallow it without chewing. But the food doesn't go directly to the stomach. Birds store food in a special place in their necks called a" crop" .

鸟类如何进食? 小安正在看一只鸟吃东西。这只鸟没有在咀嚼。“我用牙齿咀嚼食物，”她想。“鸟有牙齿吗?”她想知道。 不,安，鸟没有牙齿。 看鸟头上的尖东西。它叫做“喙”。鸟用喙夹起食物。 然后，它们不咀嚼就把它吞了下去。但是食物不会直接进入胃。鸟把食物储存在一个特殊的地方他们的脖子被称为“嗉囊”。

Birds are the only animals that have crops. After a while, the food slowly moves down to the bird's stomach. Inside the stomach, there is a special part called a" gizzard" . The gizzard is filled with sand and small stones that break down food into very small pieces. Some birds have VERY strong gizzards that can even break down small pieces of steel! Wow! That is really strong. All animals eat. But not all animals need teeth to eat well. That's just the way it is in nature.

鸟类是唯一有嗉囊的动物。 过了一段时间，食物慢慢地移到鸟的胃里。在胃里，有一个特殊的部位叫做“砂囊”。砂囊中充满了沙子和小石子，它们能把食物分解成非常小的碎片。 有些鸟的砂囊非常强壮，甚至可以分解。小钢片!哇!这真的很强烈。 所有的动物吃。但并不是所有的动物都需要牙齿才能吃得好。这就是自然规律。