2007-04-20 15:47:11 · 7 answers · asked by Khmer H 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They swallow.
2007-04-20 15:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by mar m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The longest part of a giraffe is its neck. Its long neck enables it to reach the remotest branches on trees and feed by grazing on the sprouts and leaves. These thorny plants, which the giraffes don't chew, first go directly into their four-compartment stomach. Then they regurgitate them back to the mouth, where the giraffe chews them. Finally, they swallow them again and send them to another compartment in their stomach.
However, there is something very interesting about this process. As we have recently mentioned, giraffes regurgitate thorny plants from their stomachs back to their mouths to be chewed. But, as you may imagine, this is rather a long journey. The food needs to travel a distance of three or four metres (10-13 feet) in the long neck of the giraffe. As you can also imagine, it is unlikely that the food could proceed to its destination on its own. You are curious about how giraffes could manage this, right? Let us explain it: there is a lift-like system in a giraffe's neck that makes this possible. No doubt, it is impossible for giraffes to think, "In order to digest our food, we need to send it back to our mouths; so, we must build a lift system to accomplish this".
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2007-04-20 22:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by I swear I say x7 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Giraffes use the same kind of swallowing muscle action that people do when they put something in their mouth that is heading to their stomachs.
2007-04-20 23:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the food slides down their throats which is suported by their necks
are you realy from this planet
is this a silly question or am i loosing it
how do you remove the food from your mouth to your stomach we humans got a trick ,we have mastered the art of swallowing ,and we have taught this to the giraffes
we can teach you as well maybe
but it depends
where are your mouths located ,or your stomachs for that matter
gotta go .they have come to take me away
2007-04-21 00:53:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They swallow, the same as you and I do. By the way, they have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as you do!
2007-04-20 23:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by johnnizanni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you mean how the food moves down...if yes then the same why we do it, very, very strong muscles
2007-04-20 22:51:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh?
2007-04-20 22:51:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋