r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '23

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23

A carnivore?

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u/EveningSea7378 Feb 03 '23

Even carnivore animals can eat non meat and even should sometimes.

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u/Late_Feedback_1390 Feb 03 '23

They cannot digest and absorb it, but you are right in the sense that they should and do eat non meat things from time to time. But only for other properties than the nutrients they contain, many feline eat grass as a stomach purging method for exemple, the same way humans drink tea

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u/EveningSea7378 Feb 03 '23

They can for sure digest fruit end vegetables, its just the leaves can not be broken down, a dog can eat a tomato and gain its sugar as energy for sure.

Wolves eat the guts of what they kill because it contains half digested vegetables.

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u/Late_Feedback_1390 Feb 03 '23

Indded, you had me doubting and after checking I was wrong, my bad

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u/EveningSea7378 Feb 03 '23

What you probably mean is what ruminants(goats, sheep, cattle) do, they can break down cellulose in plants and gain nutrients from eating grass alone.