What is a carnivore?
A carnivore is an animal whose diet consists of at least 20% meat (raw)
hypocarnivore-<30% meat
(black bears)
mesocarnivore-50-70% meat
(foxes, coyotes)
hypercarnivore->70% meat
(lions, polar bear and tigers)
Stomach pH
Human stomach pH 1.3-1.5
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chimpanzee stomach pH 3-4
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lion stomach pH 1.5-2
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Colon
human colon 150cm
0.8 colon index
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pig colon 500cm
3.0 colon index
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Fibre rots in the colon in humans, producing toxic byproducts:
formaldehyde
acetaldehyde
malondialdehyde phenols
indoles
ammonia
hydrogen sulfide
'' Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that ancient Americans relied primarily on mammoth and other large animals for food. Their research sheds new light on both the rapid expansion of humans throughout the Americas and the extinction of large ice age mammals.''
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-isotope-analysis-reveals-mammoth-key.html