Herbivores Only Eat Grass, So Why Are They So Big? — Highlights

Herbivores Only Eat Grass, So Why Are They So Big?

How do grass-eating elephants and cows get so huge? The answer from the original explainer, in three parts — ① essential amino acids and the cow's “microbe farm,” ② energy from volatile fatty acids produced by gut microbe fermentation, ③ the efficiency of a big body, where even if the body gets 10x bigger, energy needs grow only about 5.6x. Source: YouTube Samulgung-i Trivia.

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