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Old 07-03-2003, 12:50 AM   #73
quzah
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Originally posted by juju
Of course there's a difference. Scientists have no idea why dogs do it, but they do know why wolves and gorillas do it. You don't think it can be done for different reasons?
So you're saying that the only time monkies or wolves eat shit is because they're starving? This being the case, I don't really see how this makes them stupid, since they're doing it out of survival. That being said, I believe humans behave in similar fashion. For example, making your own water. The latter case is less extreme, but there are situations not unsimilar to eating shit, for example eating dirt. While Google isn't "the source of all undeniable proof", I have watched more than one show on PBS where in Africa, people eat dirt because they have nothing else to eat. I believe the explanation given was that they were just trying to get something into their stomache to ease the hunger.

So again, how does this make said plant eater stupid, when, according to you, they eat shit to survive?

Quzah.
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