Give scientific reason. the small intestine of a lion is shorter than that of a deer
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Lion is a carnivores animal and generally carnivores animal has small intestine shorter because they eat only meat and it is digested in short period of time.
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The small intestine of a lion is shorter in length than that of a deer because of the following reasons:
- Lion is a carnivore obtaining nutrients from meat, whereas deer is a herbivore and obtain nutrients (especially cellulose) from plants.
- Meat is comparatively easier to digest due to presence of peptidase proteins in the intestine of lions.
- However , cellulose digestion requires B amylase enzyme and the digestion process is very complex.
- So, herbivores (ruminants) have longer intestine (4 chambered) for complete digestion of cellulose obtained from plants.
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