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The gi r affe ’s f our stom ach pl a y a n i mport a nt rol e a s i t he lps t he gi r affe s to dige st pl a nts a n d l ea v e s. Thi s fea tur e m a k e s t he m a rum i n a nt sp ecie s a s t he y a r e ab l e to dige st f oo d t ha t ot he r a n i m a ls ca nnot. M or e ov e r, t he y ha v e a sp ecia l bac t e r ia i n t hei r b o die s t ha t he lp to b r ea k out pl a nts a n d pro d u ce nutr ie nts.
Rumen —pr i m a ry s i t e o f m ic ro bia l fe rm e nt a t i on Re t ic ulum O m a sum—r ecei v e s che w ed c u d , a n d ab sor b s vol a t i l e fa tty acid s Ab om a sum—tru e stom ach
Forestomach - w hich stor e s t he f oo d Fundic stomach - where food is broken down Pyloric stomach - where digestive enzymes from the liver and pancreas are introduced to dissolve food into nutrients the body can absorb
A d olp hi n w a s c l a ss ified a s un g ul a t e a s t he y ha v e a t h r ee cha m be r ed stom ach w hich i s s i m i l a r to c ow or dee r
A n A tl a nt ic b ottl e nos e d olp hi n ha s 80 - 100 t ee t h s w hich t he y us e f or tr a pp i n g t hei r pr e y. D olp hi ns sw a llow t hei r f oo d w h ol e w i t h out che w i n g i t
Va mp i r e ba ts, pro bab ly d u e to t hei r die t o f b loo d , a r e t he only v e rt eb r a t e s t ha t d o not ha v e t he e nzym e m a lt a s e , w hich b r ea ks d own m a lt su ga r, i n t hei r i nt e st i n a l tr ac t
f ru gi vorous ba ts ha v e mor e m a lt a s e a n d su c r a s e e nzym e s t ha n i ns ec t i vorous, to c op e w i t h t he highe r su ga r c ont e nts o f t hei r die t