Eli5: how are “feast and famine” animals able to eat massive amounts of food after not eating for months or years, but humans will get re-feeding syndrome if eating a lot after a fast?

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Eli5: how are “feast and famine” animals able to eat massive amounts of food after not eating for months or years, but humans will get re-feeding syndrome if eating a lot after a fast?

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