Question

why the oesophagus of animals which eat meat is smaller than the animals which eat plants?

Answer 1

There is no big difference in the length of oesophagus of plant and flesh eating animals. The main difference lies in the gastro intestinal tract. The plant eating animals have 4 chambers in its stomach and large sized intestine in order to digest cellulose. However , meat eating animals have a stomach and normal sized intestine as their main food component is protein which is easily digestible.