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Produce a document explaining the physiological and anatomical differences between the cat and the rabbits' digestive system.
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2) Produce a document explaining the physiological and anatomical differences between the cat and the rabbits' digestive system. Cats are in every way true carnivores both physiologically and anatomically, and must have animal tissue in their diets. Throughout their evolution, cats have been such successful hunters, because of their ability and tactics, that they can always catch prey. Because of this factor, they have had no need to adapt their nutritional requirements, their digestive profile is quite narrow and they do not cope well on vegetarian diets. Rabbits, however, are herbivores and have a digestive system which is specifically designed for a vegetarian diet. The rabbits' gastrointestinal (GI) tract allows them to extract nutrients from a variety of sources. Rabbits were designed to live on a diet composed of large quantities of grasses and leaves. They might also browse on flowers and fruits as they could find them at different...
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