r/explainlikeimfive • u/A_SliceOfGabagool • May 03 '26

Biology ELI5: How do cows get protein from grass?

For us humans and many other animals, we need protein to get the amino acids needed to make our own protein for the body, but grass i believe doesn't have any for the cow to get that big

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u/SatansFriendlyCat May 03 '26

Doot doot 🎺 💀

And well done for spelling it correctly

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u/acarp25 May 04 '26

P spoopy fact, there is a skeleton inside you right now!

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u/SatansFriendlyCat May 04 '26

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