How do large herbivorous animals (e.gelephants) get complete nutrition from eating green plants only?

Question

Don't they need meat for superstrength, a variety of other food sources for metabolism, enzyme action etc

Answer 1

All mammals have different dietary requirements of amino acids. Ones that are necessary for supplementation daily are known as "essential". Carnivores get many of theirs from meat. Omnivores get theirs mostly from insects. Strict herbivores have a digestive system that contains many cellulose-processing bacteria, which convert plant cellulose and other plant products to digestible forms. Thus, cellulose and inedible proteins are broken down into edible starches, sugars, and amino acids for digestion. Their digestion process just works differently, but the end result is the same.

As a rule, aniamls conserve energy whenever possible, utilizing efficency of motion.

Answer 2

Some plants have essential nutrients to help nourish the bodies of the herbivores. However, it is not a lot of nutrition offered. They don't need most of those nutrients because over the years, their bodies have developed and mutated and don't nesseciarily depend on those anymore.

Answer 3

nope their bodies are specifically designed to allow them to be complete herbivores. their digestive system and the nutrients they need are very different from our bodies.