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Feel_Good_inc. · 19-02-2010, 08:07 PM

Panda's are an excellent example of evolution in action. Apparently they only started to shift from carnivore to herbivore a few thousand years ago so they aren't good at it yet.

Their stomachs are so inefficient at digesting the bamboo they eat that their droppings are bright green. They haven't yet taken on the intestinal bacteria needed to break down the plant properly. Which is why they appear so slow and low on energy all the time.
If they survive another 5-10 thousand years they may yet make it.

So you see they are just making things hard on themselves.

19-02-2010, 08:07 PM	#24
Feel_Good_inc. I am a leaf on the wind; watch how I soar Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Somewhere, but I'm not really sure I am currently:	Panda's are an excellent example of evolution in action. Apparently they only started to shift from carnivore to herbivore a few thousand years ago so they aren't good at it yet. Their stomachs are so inefficient at digesting the bamboo they eat that their droppings are bright green. They haven't yet taken on the intestinal bacteria needed to break down the plant properly. Which is why they appear so slow and low on energy all the time. If they survive another 5-10 thousand years they may yet make it. So you see they are just making things hard on themselves.
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