Question

Why can some animals only eat plants or animals? Ex: cows are herbivores- they never eat animals unless you force it down their throats.

Answer 1

i guess becuz they dont have the right digestive system for it.

Answer 2

I'd like to think so too^

Answer 3

No, it is because that is not their nature to do it, Ex. Cows and Berbivores dont have the physical standards to obtain those animals, cows dont have the speed of lions nor do they have the teeth of any carnivores.

Answer 4

Yea, it is because of how theird stomach's digest. For example a cow has 4 stomachs if I remember correctly, and they digest their food differently, they can eat their food all over again when they digest! :)

Answer 5

Ok I am confused now... but nightlemon's explanation sounds more reasonable to me

Answer 6

But u might say that humans have the same teeth as cows, yes, humans do, but thats because humans don't need to hunt, they adapted their bodys to what is now herbivore like but can still eat meats

Answer 7

like panda bears eat bamboo becuz they digest it better

Answer 8

it is both the structures of the teeth and the digestive system, is what I will say.

Answer 9

if there were no longer any plants left, the herbivores would adapt to eating meat

Answer 10

but thats a long time

Answer 11

everyone medal someone randomly XD all the explanations are good

Answer 12

true true

Answer 13

@NightLemon But why do lions eat only animals? They have the capability to "catch" plants, so why not eat it?

Answer 14

because they are use to eating animals.

Answer 15

Is it because animals provide more food and energy, so those lions a long time ago who ate plants starved and were removed from the gene pool from natural selection?

Answer 16

if all animals were gone in their adaptation, they would adapt to plants.

Answer 17

Lions can eat plants, but that is not their "favorate" food, if the world ran out of meat, they would adapt to eating plants as well

Answer 18

No I believe that would be called predatorial instinct

Answer 19

u would not want to eat something you dont like, but doesnt mean u cant eat it

Answer 20

true

Answer 21

Lol it's impossible for the world to run out of meat if lions exist...

Answer 22

not imposible i tell u

Answer 23

yeah, but the world is big, they cant be hunting their own kind forever

Answer 24

If you put a hunk of meat in front of a starving cow it wouldn't eat it

Answer 25

no it wouldnt

Answer 26

yeah, it woundnt, thats why it needs to adapt

Answer 27

and adaptation occurs in hundreds and thousands of years

Answer 28

just like how we humans had furrs because of the cold weathers, and now we dont have furrs because we got things called clothes

Answer 29

yup, that is why wolfs adapted into freindly dogs.

Answer 30

yes

Answer 31

well some

Answer 32

:)

Answer 33

That makes sense, thanks everyone!

Answer 34

np!

Answer 35

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Answer 36

:)

Answer 37

@Whitemonsterbunny17 @Kainui @Mehek14 Can you help me give a medal to someone who answered I want to give to all of them but I can only give one medal! :( @AlexandervonHumboldt2

Answer 38

lol its alright David all I wanted to do is help, if nobody gives me a medal I don't mind. :)

Answer 39

Thanks mark

Answer 40

np. :)

Answer 41

its k, i got u mark :)

Answer 42

Did someone mention enzymes?

Answer 43

@NightLemon thank you very much I appreciate it. :)