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"Stones in the stomach" when they say this! .birds .deer, plant eaters are also included because they only have one stomach and it help crush their food. But this does not included cows they have two stomachs and they do not eat rocks but re chew they food it called chewing cud.
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What were the smooth rounded rocks that helped dinosaurs digest and grind their food?
Gastroliths were the smooth, rounded rocks that dinosaurs ingested to help them digest and grind their food. These rocks were swallowed and moved around in the stomach to break down tough plant material.
Do chemicals in birds break down food in the gizzard?
Yes, birds rely on a combination of mechanical digestion in the gizzard, aided by grit or stones, and chemical digestion through gastric acids to break down food effectively. The gizzard's muscular contractions help grind up food, while the acids help further break down the food particles.
Does Peristalsis within the trachea help push food to the stomach?
No, peristalsis is the wavelike muscular contractions that help move food through the esophagus and into the stomach. The trachea is the airway that leads to the lungs, and peristalsis does not occur in the trachea to push food to the stomach.
What does the inner linning of the stomach secrete?
it lined with mucus to help digest the food chemically and to keep the stomach from acid
What structure do mammals have that performs the same function as the gizzard?
Mammals have the stomach that performs a similar function to the gizzard. The stomach in mammals contracts and grinds food with the help of stomach acids and muscular movements to break down food particles for digestion.
Do alligators eat rocks?
Yes. Alligators will eat rocks to help grind up the food in their stomach.
Does an esophagus help grind up food?
no it does not. it is a muscle that contracts in waves to pass food to the stomach.
Why baby crocodile eat stones?
Crocs don't chew their food, they rip out lumps that they swallow. The stones help grind up the food in the stomach.
Why do birds eat stones and how does it benefit them?
Birds eat stones, a behavior known as "grit-ingesting," to help with digestion. The stones help grind up food in the bird's gizzard, a muscular part of the stomach, aiding in the breakdown of tough food items like seeds and insects. This process helps birds extract more nutrients from their food and maintain a healthy digestive system.
Why do ostriches eat rocks?
they eat their eggs because they get hungry and dont regonize their own
Why does the ostrich swallow stones in the Swiss family Robinson?
Ostrich's eat stones to help them digest food. They have about two pounds of stones in their throat to use to break up their food since they have no teeth.
What did the apatosaurus have in its stomach to help its grind up food?
The Apatosaurus, like many sauropods, is believed to have had gastroliths in its stomach. Gastroliths are stones that the dinosaur ingested to aid in the mechanical breakdown of tough plant material, helping to grind up food as it passed through the digestive system. This adaptation was crucial for efficiently processing its herbivorous diet, allowing it to extract nutrients from fibrous plants.
How do emus digest?
Emus will swallow quite large stones and charcoal to help them grind up and digest their food.
What young creature must swallow stones to help digest it's food what is this creature?
Many birds, including chickens, have a gizzard, and swallow small stones to help them grind up food. Crocodilians also use stones to aide in digestion.
What is the birds that eats stones?
Chickens are one type of bird that eat pebbles to help grind down food in their gullet.
Why do birds eat gravel?
i think they eat gravel because it helps them digest stuff in their stomach. they arent the only animals who do that but i don't remember which anymal also does thatcuz they feel like it....gosh
What were the rocks that dinosaurs had in their stomachs to help them digest?
They were called gastroliths.
