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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean humans lack the specialized digestive system that allows these animals to subsist healthily on an herbivorous diet?

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do gorillas eat all day and is their digestive tract so dissimilar from a human's? Also, I have personally subsisted healthily on an herbivorous diet for almost 25 years now.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

They do actually. They eat about 50lbs a day, and their gut biome is specifically adapted to better break down greens to get their protein.