munch

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Some visitors at Ueno Zoological Gardens were left teary-eyed as they watched Japan's only two pandas Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao munch on bamboo.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Ringo follows with, “Meanwhile, high in the Swiss Alps, two elderly Scotchmen munch on a rare cheese.”

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

The diggers, up to 62-feet high, are miniature factories that can munch their way through the toughest of rocks while laying pipes, cables and cladding as they go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The carnivorous sea stars munch on purple urchins and might even ward them off by making them fearful using chemical cues.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

The giraffes were following gravel paths, were pausing to munch sugar pears from tree- tops.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut