All animals are provided with the raw abilities to properly capture and digest their foods. The anatomy of an animal will provide evidence as to which of the three main categories it falls under: herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore. Carnivores have the abilities to subsist on only animal products. A carnivorous animal’s frame of mind revolves around their instinct to hunt. When spotting potential prey, carnivores immediately “pour out copious amounts of saliva” (Tobias). No digestive enzymes are secreted in their saliva due to the lack of carbohydrates in their diets. Using their large paws and sharp claws, carnivores are able to capture their prey. Their “short and pointed” incisors and “long, sharp, and curved” canines allow them to easily
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Their food travels down the large intestine next. A carnivore’s large intestine is “relatively smooth and runs fairly straight so that fatty wastes high in cholesterol can easily slide out before they start to putrefy” (Carnivores).
A slight contrast is seen between the digestive processes of carnivores and omnivores. Omnivores are capable of using their “short and pointed” incisors and “long, sharp, and curved” canines to consume both plant and animal products (Mills). Similarly to carnivorous animals, omnivores use a shearing motion to ingest their food. “Swallowing food whole is [also] the preferred method of… omnivores” (Deneen). The stomachs of omnivores and carnivores are also nearly identical.
Though an omnivore’s small intestine is also quite small, “4 to 6 times [its] body length” it is slightly larger than that of a carnivore (Mills). This slight adaptation in omnivores’ gastrointestinal tract allows omnivores to properly digest both cellulose and animal products.
In contrast, herbivorous animals thrive solely on plant matter. An herbivore has a much more compassionate mindset than seen in carnivores or omnivores. Herbivores do not desire, nor are they equipped with the raw abilities, to slaughter another
Their food travels down the large intestine next. A carnivore’s large intestine is “relatively smooth and runs fairly straight so that fatty wastes high in cholesterol can easily slide out before they start to putrefy” (Carnivores).
A slight contrast is seen between the digestive processes of carnivores and omnivores. Omnivores are capable of using their “short and pointed” incisors and “long, sharp, and curved” canines to consume both plant and animal products (Mills). Similarly to carnivorous animals, omnivores use a shearing motion to ingest their food. “Swallowing food whole is [also] the preferred method of… omnivores” (Deneen). The stomachs of omnivores and carnivores are also nearly identical.
Though an omnivore’s small intestine is also quite small, “4 to 6 times [its] body length” it is slightly larger than that of a carnivore (Mills). This slight adaptation in omnivores’ gastrointestinal tract allows omnivores to properly digest both cellulose and animal products.
In contrast, herbivorous animals thrive solely on plant matter. An herbivore has a much more compassionate mindset than seen in carnivores or omnivores. Herbivores do not desire, nor are they equipped with the raw abilities, to slaughter another