feeding habits
How animals eat
Feeding habits are the characteristic patterns of how an animal or person eats—what they consume, when, how often, and by what method.
The term appears most often in biology and ecology: The study examined the feeding habits of migratory birds.
For humans, it typically describes dietary patterns or behaviors around food: Poor feeding habits in childhood can lead to health problems later.
- carnivoryEating only meat
- herbivoryPlant consumption by animals
- grazing animalCreature that eats grass
- scavengingGathering discarded or dead material
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
bottom feeder · browsing · decomposer · apex predator · hunting · pack hunter · food chain · digestive enzymes · predation · appetite · picky eater · pollinator · swallow · binge eating · eating disorder · chew · prey · territorial
- whale sciencewhale songs, whale strandings, migration patterns, echolocation, photo ID
feeding habitsfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
starvation · fasting practices · hunger strike · self-denial
feeding habitsmalnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
starvation · nutritional deficiency · undernourishment · food insecurity · hunger