• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    What do you mean humans lack the specialized digestive system that allows these animals to subsist healthily on an herbivorous diet?

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      2 months ago

      Do gorillas eat all day and is their digestive tract so dissimilar from a human’s? Also, I have personally subsisted healthily on an herbivorous diet for almost 25 years now.

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        2 months ago

        They do actually. They eat about 50lbs a day, and their gut biome is specifically adapted to better break down greens to get their protein.