The last two posts introduced the herbivores and described that great advantage of plants as food -- they are everywhere!
Since plants are so common and they stay put, herbivores can take their time and eat all day, without have to chase down prey. Thus, they can just keep growing: vertebrate herbivores are some of the world's largest and most charismatic animals.
So why aren't all animals herbivores?
Since plants are so common and they stay put, herbivores can take their time and eat all day, without have to chase down prey. Thus, they can just keep growing: vertebrate herbivores are some of the world's largest and most charismatic animals.
![]() |
they're large, but there's no extra weight on this pair of herbivores in Samburu, Kenya (hey Zebra, how's the air down there?) |
So why aren't all animals herbivores?