How do herbivores get vitamin B-12? I mean, animals in the wild who can't get B-12 shots?

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How do herbivores get vitamin B-12? I mean, animals in the wild who can't get B-12 shots?

2006-10-30 11:15:40 · 3 answers · asked by sarcastro1976 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

I'm talking about herbivores, animals who only eat plants. Plants are not a source of B-12.

2006-10-30 11:27:00 · update #1

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Some organisms are able to make it themselves. Just because something is a vitamin for humans doesn't mean that it is for everything. So, while humans have to consume vitamin C in our diets, nearly every other organism makes it themselves. I'm guessing that's the case with B-12, too.

2006-10-30 11:25:09 · answer #1 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Animals eat what they need and need what they eat, not to worry..

2006-10-30 11:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by Sunbeam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalamin#Sources

2006-10-30 11:18:07 · answer #3 · answered by sangheilizim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋