How are camels able to eat inedible things, like cacti, without damaging their insides?
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As with what the other comment said about the top of camels mouths being a large hard boney plate that lets them crush it up, cacti are not inedible, In fact some cactus types like prickly pear are a actual dish called nopales.
Camels have tough, textured mouths that prevent the thorns from injuring them as they grind it down with their teeth. They are “ruminants” like cows and deer, the digestive system is designed to ferment plant fibers into more nutritious material
Camels live in Africa, Asia and Australia. Cacti come from the Americas. Cacti wouldn’t be a big part of camels’ diets
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