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EpiHackr t1_iy0wm1d wrote

Reply to comment by readitreaddit in ELI5: How does buffalos get so big while being herbivores? by Kay1636

Well they have enzymes, and special bacteria ... as well as multiple stomachs and have to rechew their food over and over after its been in this stomachs. AND if we had that ability, we'd have no fiber in our diets, which would lead to high cholesterol and high rates of colon cancer.

Besides, do you want to be chewing 13 hours a day?

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readitreaddit t1_iy18i9z wrote

Why would we not have fiber?

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RandomPosterHey t1_iy1cpri wrote

The fiber in our diets he refers to is the fiber from fruits and vegetables that we cannot digest. I imagine if we could digest the grass it wouldn’t count towards the fiber that aids in passing matter through the digestive tract as it would have been digested already

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readitreaddit t1_iy1dacl wrote

Is that why cow poop is gooey and not like... Well, like a banana shape?

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