Sometimes the aborigines have learned from animals in nature. Hung Yi-chang points out that the Ami people believe that anything that a cow can eat is also safe for people. Thus the Ami are also called the "grass eaters." Wu adds with a smile: "Some people say the Ami will eat anything, including leaves, grass, and tree bark."
有時原住民也會向自然界的動物學習，鴻義章指出，阿美族人認為，只要是牛吃的，人都可以吃，因此阿美族也被稱為「吃草的民族」，「還有人開玩笑說，對阿美族人來說，整座山的綠葉、青草、樹皮都可以吃」，吳雪月笑說。