Herbivorous animals cannot rely on B12 intake from foods. Thus they have different ways to get enough of the essential vitamin internally. Ruminant herbivores...
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Did you know that most animals do not have to get vitamin C via food? They produce the molecule internally because they have the genes to do so. Vitamin C is...
Many are unaware that poop-eating is a sign of nutritional deficiencies, in particular, B12 deficiency! Feces-eating apes are often seen as disgusting, funny...
Chimpanzees are tropical primates commonly described as omnivores. In the wild, however, they are specialized fruit-eaters with fruits as their primary food...
Chimpanzees are often referred to - and percieved as - typical omnivores. This is a misperception with significant implications on where humans place...
Did you know that most animals produce vitamin C internally, while humans have to get this important antioxidant from their diet? Most species have functional...
The dental structure of humans and chimpanzees is strikingly similar. The nearly identical teeth do not only generate familiar smiles in our primate cousin...
Chimpanzees are tropical primates commonly described as omnivores. In their natural habitat, however, they are specialized fruit-eaters (frugivores), with...
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"We are frugivores - specialized fruit-eaters!" It was passion at first sight when I came across the intriguing concept that humans are adapted to a high-fruit diet, similar to chimpanzees...