SOSC 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Canine Tooth, Pith, Herbivore
17 Jan 2018
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In virtually every respect, the human anatomy resembles that of herbivorous animals (such as the gorilla and the elephant) more than that of carnivorous and omnivorous species. Mountain gorillas prefer a diet of foliage leaves, stems, pith, and shoots and a small amount of fruit. Lowland gorillas also eat leaves and pith, but they eat (cid:373)ore fruits, a(cid:374)d, o(cid:272)(cid:272)asio(cid:374)ally, ti(cid:374)y a(cid:374)ts or ter(cid:373)ites. Gorillas" gia(cid:374)t (cid:272)a(cid:374)i(cid:374)es ha(cid:448)e (cid:374)othi(cid:374)g to do (cid:449)ith eating meat. Most mammals, including herbivores like the hippo, have canine teeth. Largest canine teeth of any land mammal belong to the hippopotamus. Hippos are extremely territorial and aggressive; their sword-like canines, which can reach sixteen inches in length, are used for combat and play no role in feeding. Musk deer (southern asia): 2 feet tall, 15 to 37 pounds. Geladas are the only primates who primarily eat grass grass blades make up to 90% of their diet.
