All animals get energy from consuming either plants, other animals, seeds...etc. These sources of food are generally digested and converted into energy within the animal.

Animals are known as heterotrophs and get their energy from eating other plants or animals. By digesting this food, the components are broken down to provide energy to the animals.

The sun--solar energy--is at the heart of the cycle of life, with all the sustenance relationships referred to as the food web. The sun is the ultimate source of energy for animals, but its energy must be harnessed by plants before it can be used by animals. Animals get energy by processing complex foods.

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Animals get there energy from producers and consumers and maybe even the sun.

Same way we do. Cellular respiration creates ATP in mitochondria.