Why do herbivores have longer, small intestine than carnivores?
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The small intestine is longer in herbivore than in carnivore because herbivores consume plant and grass-based food 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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Digestion of cellulose takes a longer time. Hence, herbivores eating grass need a
longer small intestine to allow complete digestion of cellulose. Carnivorous animals
cannot digest cellulose due to the absence of enzyme CELLULASE, hence they
have a shorter intestine.
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