Digest

Why do animals do not digest cellulose?
Humans lack the enzyme necessary to digest cellulose. Animals such as termites and herbivores such as cows, koalas, and horses all digest cellulose, b...
Which animal has specialized digestive tract to digest plant cellulose?
Animals such as cows have anaerobic bacteria in their digestive tracts which digest cellulose. Cows are ruminants, or animals that chew their cud. Rum...
Does meat contain less amount of cellulose or no cellulose at all?
Does meat contain cellulose?Which food would contain the most cellulose?Why are plants harder to digest than meat?Why is it important to eat cellulos...
What are some types of animals that can't digest cellulose?
Hay and grasses are particularly abundant in cellulose, and both are indigestible by humans (although humans can digest starch). Animals such as termi...
What is the polysaccharide that most animals cannot digest?
Interestingly, cellulose cannot be digested by most animals, including humans. Grass eating animals, such as cows, must therefore enter into a partner...
Which animal can digest a steel nail?
Still, crocodiles are capable of swallowing and digesting steel nails and even pieces of pots, glass and pans because their bodies have highly acidic ...