Why do herbivores animals have longer small intestine from carnivores animals?

Answer 1

They DON'T! Carnivores have a shorter intestinal tract because they process the protein quickly and eliminate it. Herbivores have the longest intestinal track (some have multiple stomachs) do to the complexity involved in digesting cellulose, fiber, grains and plants. It takes longer for these to break down and for nutrients to absorb. Humans digestive tract is much shorter then an herbivore- we are made to digest protein (hence why we don't produce all the essential amino acids), fats, simple plants (vegetables and fruits).

Answer 2

They have smaller intestines because they only eat plants. Carnivores have larger intestines because they have to eat alot of meat in order to stay alive. no...i dont agree to that...herbivore have a longer digestive system because: food that contains a lot of cellulose n fiber forms their diet.this diet is difficult to digest.therefore herbivores need longer digestive systems to cope with this material -eli

Answer 3

the herbivores have long intestine than the carnivores because the herbivores have to digest cellose present in grass which is difficult to break down so it need cellulose digesting bacteria where as in carnivores there main diet is meat whicg can be easily digested thats why they shorter intestine.

Answer 4

Herbivores like horses evolved from ancestors that subsisted on plants and adapted parts of their digestive tracts into massive fermentation vats which enabled them efficiently utilize cellulose, the major carbohydrate of plants.

In contrast, carnivores like cats evolved from animals that lived on the carcasses of other animals, and have digestive systems that reflect this history - extremely small fermentation vats and essentially no ability to utilize cellulose. Bridging the gap between carnivores and herbivores are omnivores like humans and pigs, whose digestive tracts attest to a historical diet that included both plants and animals.

Answer 5

Vertebrates lack the ability to produce cellullase, which is useful in breaking down plant matter. The herbivore solves this problem by relying on microbes in the gut that break down the vegetation they eat for them. A longer small intestines provides more surface area for the absorption of nutrients from this process.

A carnivore is generally eating muscle tissue and the contents of the viscera of other animals which requires less energy and time to digest, since the enzymes needed are produced in the body.

Answer 6

Shorter, as meat is easier to extract nutrients from.

Answer 7

B/c they a meat and meat isn't as hard to break down as grass and natural stuff is that's why herbivores and omnivores have larger intestines.

Answer 8

because the nutrients in plants take longer to absorb.

Answer 9

Plants are extremely hard to digest, so herbivores have longer intestines to digest the plant matter fully.

Answer 10

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