non-ruminant herbivore adaptations

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give an adaptation of rabbits for digestion 
they have an enlarged caecum
what advantage does a rabbit having a enlarge ceacum give the rabbit 
to accommodate cellulose and digest bacteria
what does bacteria toward the end of the gut mean about regurgitation 
it isn't possible in rabbits
what process do rabbits undertake to increase efficiency of digestion
coprophagy
what is meant by coprophagy 
this is when rabbits ingest faecal pellets so that the material passes through the gut twice to increase efficiency of digestion
how does coprophagy increase the efficiency of digestion 
more time is spent on cellulose digestion
what is an example of a non-ruminant herbivore 
rabbits
why are carnivores guts relatively short 
this is because protein is easily digested
why are herbivores guts much longer then the that of a carnivore 
cellulose is much harder to digest