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Question
Why is the small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?
Answer in Brief
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Solution
Food of herbivores contains mostly cellulose. To digest cellulose herbivores need help from certain bacteria. To accommodate the microbes and to facilitate digestion of food herbivores have a longer small intestine than carnivores.
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