eli5: Why are herbivorous animals usually fatter/bigger than carnivorous animals?

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eli5: Why are herbivorous animals usually fatter/bigger than carnivorous animals?

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I don’t know exactly the reason overall but something interesting to note that’s correlated is that Gorillas have pot bellies because of their gut biome. They’re bloated from all the microbial activity in their gut which they need in order to digest the plants they eat.

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