Anonymous  +  317480 Sat, 20 Jan 07 03:50 AM Hi there, When we describe the way we eat food, we use 'eat'. How about the ways animals eat? How can I describe a chicken use its beak to eat food? any particular to describe it? Can I say a sentence like this: A bird used his beak to pick up a worm and feed its children? Paul Anonymous

	CalifJim  +  317496 Sat, 20 Jan 07 04:32 AM In English you can use "eat" for animals. Our dog is not eating much lately.  I wonder if he's sick. Chickens peck.  Birds peck.  But that's not eating. The bird picked up a worm and fed it to its chicks.  (not children) CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,389 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche