eli5: Why are herbivorous animals usually fatter/bigger than carnivorous animals?
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Not all herbivores are big but being big is one strategy that protects some animals from danger. Most predators have to move a lot to find prey and that takes even more energy if they’re bigger. A cow doesn’t have to chase their food so it doesn’t hurt them to be big and heavy, it just makes them safer.
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