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Some Information on Herbivores and Carnivores Animals Essay

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Herbivore: The Wild Rabbit
Diet
Wild rabbits eat grass, wild flowers, weeds, and farm and garden crops. In winter, their diet changes slightly to buds, twigs, bark, conifer needles, etc. Rabbits, like hares, tend to re-ingest their faeces in order to further digest it. This process is called ‘coprophagy’. (Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, 2014)
Feeding Habits
The rabbit feeds frequently–up to 30 times per day of 2–8 g of food over 4-6 minute periods. (Johnson-Delaney, 2006) The quantities rabbits need to eat depend on age/lifestyle/general health. Rabbits become overweight and may suffer if eating more food than needed. (RSPCA, 2014)
Rabbit Dentition and Dental Formula
Rabbits' teeth grow continuously and thus they need wearing …show more content…

Carnivore: The Great White Shark
Diet
Young Great White sharks tend to feed on small prey like fish and rays. As they grow, so does their appetite. They tend to feed on marine mammals including sea lions, seals and small whales when they grow older and larger. (Animal Fact Guide, 2014)
Feeding Habits
In order to survive, sharks need to eat roughly 3% of their body weight every day. However, if a shark has a large meal in one sitting, it can last the shark for a few days sue to the digestion speed. For example: a 30 kg meal would be enough for 12-15 days depending on the size of the shark. (Discovery Communications, 2014)
Teeth

Digestive system’s length and complexity
The shark has an expandable stomach which is useful when the shark eats large quantities of food in one meal. Due to the shark’s meals being far apart it has a relatively short gut which contains a valve-structure that slows down the food’s journey. It thus allows for food to be properly digested and nutrients to be efficiently absorbed. The Great White shark’s body temperature and stomach is warmer than that of its surroundings thus allowing it to digest its meal within two days instead of three days as in other species. (The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, n.d.) The shark intestine is spiralled and shortened as to ensure it takes up the least amount of space possible. (Lefevre, n.d.) Omnivore: Giant Panda
Diet and Feeding Habits
A panda eats

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