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# Elif Statements

* multiple alternatives

```python
animal = "cow"
if animal == "cow":
	print("eats grass")
elif animal == "bird":
	print("eats seeds")
elif animal == "monkey" or animal == "ape":
	print("eats bananas")
else:
	print("we don't know what the animal eats")
```