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Teeth have nothing to do with it, look at the bear's teeth yet it eats vegetation also. Didn't they find in the stomach contents of a T-Rex more vegetation than meat?
Teeth have nothing to do with it, look at the bear's teeth yet it eats vegetation also. Didn't they find in the stomach contents of a T-Rex more vegetation than meat?
Which bear? We just looked at the Panda's teeth, which happens to be a bear.
Ahh, the wonder of evolution....Regarding Fruit Bat's teeth, which, like the Panda's have also evolved to suit their diet
. The incisors are small, canines are always present, and the cheek teeth (premolars and molars) tend to be flat and wide, suitable for crushing soft fruit. Tongues are sometimes long and mobile, especially in the nectarivorous species. In fruit eating species the tongue is used to crush food against the transverse ridges of the palate (roof of the mouth). In some species, such as the hammer-headed fruit bat, these ridges are highly developed.
The Pandas teeth are classified as carnivorous by scientists base on false reasoning. The fact is the panda has been well designed to eat what it eats. The designer is God.
They are classified as carnivores because of their digestive system and they will eat meat when it's available. It is not well designed to eat bamboo.
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Despite its taxonomic classification as a carnivore, the Giant Panda has a diet that is primarily herbivorous, which consists almost exclusively of bamboo. However, the Giant Panda still has the digestive system of a carnivore and does not have the ability to digest cellulose efficiently, and thus derives little energy and little protein from consumption of bamboo. The average Giant Panda eats as much as 9 to 14 kg (20 to 30 pounds) of bamboo shoots a day. Because the Giant Panda consumes a diet low in nutrition, it is important that it keep its digestive tract full. The limited energy input imposed on it by its diet has affected the panda's behavior.
Teeth have nothing to do with it, look at the bear's teeth yet it eats vegetation also. Didn't they find in the stomach contents of a T-Rex more vegetation than meat?
No T-Rex was found with stomach contents intact. That was Brachylophosaurus, a plant eater.
DiscoveryChannel.ca - Groundbreaking new Canadian documentary shows best-preserved dino stomach contents ever (http://www.discoverychannel.ca/shows/showdetails.aspx?sid=10745 - broken link)
Why? I don't think it's worthy of anything but laughs.
I agree...Not the least bit plausible.
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