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Why is small intestine in herbivores longer than in carnivores?

Cellulose is a carbohydrate that is digested with difficulty. Herbivores animals like cow, ox, and buffalo that eat only plants (grass) have a longer small intestine to allow the cellulose, present in the plants to be digested completely.

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