why do herbivores have longer ,small intestine than carnivorous
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The small intestine is longer in herbivore than in carnivore because herbivores eat only grass which is full of cellulose and the digestion of cellulose takes a long time.Herbivores need a longer small intestine to allow cellulose to be digested as taken from green plants.
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Herbivores consume producers like plants which contain cellulose in the cell wall of their cells. Digestion of cellulose in the gut takes a longer time and hence, the gut of herbivores is longer than gut of carnivores.
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