Re: Re: OT-CHAT: carnivorous horses

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• Subject: Re: [iris] Re: OT-CHAT: carnivorous horses
• From: l* <l*@paulbunyan.net>
• Date: Tue, 31 Aug 04 19:44:32 -0600
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><....Herbivores only eat plant matter. Animals
>                   in this category include such examples as horses,...>

As a lifelong horsewoman, I've never quite swallowed that bit about 
horses being strict herbivores.  I don't think it's possible for any 
grazing or browsing animal to consume exclusively plant matter.  It's not 
like they meticulously wipe, wash, scrape, blow, or otherwise dislodge 
every single bug from every blade of grass they consume.  ;-)

Laurie


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