▲ 1089 ▼ Platypuses (mander.xyz) submitted 2 years ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Chev@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I wonder how they process food. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theneverfox@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago Stomachs aren't necessary... You can jump straight to the large intestine. Even humans can survive like that Obviously, they're useful. It's another stage of digestion, which means more energy and nutrients are extracted from your food. It widens your viable food sources, just like chewing does permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 6 points 2 years ago Stomachs aren't necessary... You can jump straight to the large intestine. Even humans can survive like that Obviously, they're useful. It's another stage of digestion, which means more energy and nutrients are extracted from your food. It widens your viable food sources, just like chewing does permalink fedilink source parent
