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To 'chew the cud' is a term used for 'ruminant' animals who swallow food, digest it for a bit in one of their stomachs, then regurgitate it back into the mouth to chew further. Their diet is mainly cellulose, and it is not easy to digest. By doing this, they can extract more nutrients from it.

Rabbits are not ruminants, they have only one stomach, and there is no regurgitation. Rather, they give their digestive systems a second chance to digest a meal in a different way, by producing a soft excrement, which is eaten immediatly. This special excrement contains partially digested food, rather than waste products.

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Do horses have a four chambered stomach?

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Do horses chew their cud?

no, although pigs are a part of the livestock they do not need to chew cud. this is becaue they only have one stomach whareas animals such as sheep goats and cows chew cud this is because there stomach consists of four diffrent chambers.


Why are the members of the horse family not called ruminants?

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If cows have cloven hoofs how can Jews eat beef?

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What does the bible say about animals have cloven hooves?

Lev:11:3: Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. Lev:11:7: And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. Lev:11:26: The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. Deut:14:7: Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.


What does the Bible say about pig?

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Why are pigs not allowed in the Jewish religion?

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Why Jews no eat pork?

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Is zebra cud chewing?

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