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  2. Etruscan shrew - Wikipedia

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    The Etruscan shrew has a body length of about 4 cm (1.6 in) excluding the tail. It is characterized by very rapid movements and a fast metabolism, eating about 1.5–2 times its own body weight per day. It feeds on various small vertebrates and invertebrates, mostly insects, and can hunt individuals of the same size as itself.

  3. Artiodactyl - Wikipedia

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    Peccaries have a complex stomach that contains four compartments. [34] Their fore stomach has fermentation carried out by microbes and has high levels of volatile fatty acid ; it has been proposed that their complex fore-stomach is a means to slow digestive passage and increase digestive efficiency. [ 34 ]

  4. Hyrax - Wikipedia

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    The dental formula for hyraxes is 1.0.4.3 2.0.4.3 [citation needed]. A hyrax showing its characteristic chewing, grunting behavior, and incisor tusks Although not ruminants , hyraxes have complex, multichambered stomachs that allow symbiotic bacteria to break down tough plant materials, but their overall ability to digest fibre is lower than ...

  5. Dugong - Wikipedia

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    The dugong (/ ˈ d (j) uː ɡ ɒ ŋ /; Dugong dugon) is a marine mammal.It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees.It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest modern relative, Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), was hunted to extinction in the 18th century.

  6. Gastrointestinal tract - Wikipedia

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    The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus.The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.

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    A 24-year-old transgender New Yorker has been charged with murder for allegedly knifing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in the stomach while he was waiting in line to buy lunch. The U.S. Postal ...

  8. 5 Symptoms of Canine Bloat Pet Parents Can Easily Miss - AOL

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    Studies have not found that soy and vegetables cause bloating, but dry foods that contain a fatty oil among the first four ingredients have been shown to have a 2.4-fold increase in bloat (2).

  9. Ruminant - Wikipedia

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    (from Wiedersheim's Comparative Anatomy) Food digestion in the simple stomach of nonruminant animals versus ruminants [21] The primary difference between ruminants and nonruminants is that ruminants' stomachs have four compartments: rumen—primary site of microbial fermentation; reticulum; omasum—receives chewed cud, and absorbs volatile ...