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Why herbivores have long small intestine and while carnivores have shorter length of small intestine???????
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Mahi....... . 4 years, 10 months ago

Thanks sanket

Lucifer?? Morningstar?? 4 years, 10 months ago

Herbivorous mainly take grass, which composed of cellulose which is a complex sugar so it needs a longer path for digestion that's why herbivores have longer small intestine than Carnivores.

Yogita Ingle 4 years, 11 months ago

Cellulose forms the largest part of the herbivore’s food. Digestion of cellulose takes a longer time, because the enzymes are produced by the ruminant bacteria that live in the gut of the herbivore. Longer small intestine ensures that the food stays for a longer duration and proper digestion is possible. In the case of carnivores, cellulose is not present in the diet, thus the length of small intestine is less.

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