Question

ruminants like cows, buffaloes etc. eat grass and raw green leafy vegetables and digest it but humans cannot do so. give reason

Answer 1

Ruminants like cows , buffaloes eat grass and raw green leafy vegetables and digest it which is difficult for humans for these food are rich in cellulose .

It is the main component of the cell wall present in plants.

Ruminant have cellulose digesting bacterial in the rumen which helps in digesting cellulose unlike humans who do not have this bacteria present.

Answer 2

The main reason behind this is that ruminants have cellulose digesting bacteria in thier caecum.

This is absent in humans, thus, we can't digest grass.