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Why is small intestine longer in herbivores than in carnivores?

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This is because their diet is grass and plants, made up of fibre and cellulose which are hard to digest. ... A longer intestine would also host many smallbacteria that process and break down cellulose into glucose, a source of energy which the host herbivore can use.

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