If you’re dying of hunger, why can’t you eat leaves and grass to survive? Could that sustain you for even a little longer?

Question

And what would be the most advantageous things to come across if you have dwindling supplies? Berries? An animal?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Cellulose (which is what grass is mostly made of) has energy, but we can’t digest it. Cows and horses have different digestive systems that allow them to.