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Why herbivores animals have large intestine as compared to carnivores animals??? |
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Answer» Carnivores eat only meat of other animals which require very low nutrients/minerals to absorb.But herbivores eat plants which have high nutrients like cellulose ,protein etc .So for digesting them herbivores have a large intestine to provide greater surface. Herbivorous animals have longer intestines than that of carnivorous animals. This is because their diet is grass and plants, made up of fibre and cellulose which are hard to digest. As a result the herbivorous animals need a longer digestive track to digest their foods completely.A longer intestine would also host many small bacteria that process and break down cellulose into glucose, a source of energy which the host herbivore can use. Without the long intestines, animals such as cows could still eat grass, but would not be able to use the glucose stored in the grass structure. To digest cellulose..... |
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