It all depends on how much and what kind of food it is eating.
Chew 19 times before swallowing
Old wives tale. Mostly a waste of time (except for peanuts).
The word, masticate, means to chew, as in "Masticate (chew) your food well before swallowing."
Professionals state that you should chew your food for at least 13 seconds before you swallow. This aids in digestion.
no they swallow it whole and later it gets smaller in its stomach
Like all other animals, they chew their food with their teethe before swallowing.
They need to chew and grind up the herbage before swallowing.
So they do not choke on the food.
I think it swallowing helps to push the food that are already chew.
According to studies food should be chewed about 32 times, foods that are harder to chew, such as steak and nuts may need up to 40 chews per mouthful. For foods that are softer such as mashed potato and watermelon you can get away with chewing just 5-10 times.
If you bite it in half before swallowing it, it will kick in faster. Similar to how you might chew up Advil tablets before swallowing them, if you are really in excruciating pain and you can't wait 30 minutes for it to start feeling better.
Yes - simply because they lack the teeth, and jaw movement necessary to chew their food before swallowing.