Why is it that bears, birds and other animals can eat fish without getting the bone stuck in their throat, but when humans do it and the bone gets stuck, it becomes an emergency ?

Question

Why is it that bears, birds and other animals can eat fish without getting the bone stuck in their throat, but when humans do it and the bone gets stuck, it becomes an emergency ?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Bears do choke on the bones. They typically don’t eat the fish meat because of this. They only eat the brains eggs and skin, and leave the rest for the soil to break down. Easier to catch another fish than to try to eat the bones.