This results in digestive problems such as indigestion, bloating and acid reflux. Whereas carnivores don’t need to chew, we do, otherwise our body doesn’t produce enough enzymes to break down the food. In herbivores, the masseter muscle is usually larger and stronger to allow side-to-side motion of the jaw for grinding fibrous plant matter. Carnivores have a larger temporalis muscle to pull the lower jaw up with great speed and power. Our jaws are shaped for chewing tough plant matterĪ distinguishing feature between carnivores and herbivores is the shape of the jaw and the proportion of the jaw-closing muscles. The mouth opening of a human is much smaller than carnivores and even omnivores, and our cheek muscles are much more similar to herbivores.Ģ. In herbivores, the mouth opening is generally small compared to the size of the head and their cheeks are more specious to store food as it is chewed. Have you ever seen a carnivorous big cat yawn? Or even an omnivorous black bear? If you have you’ll know that you could fit your entire head inside their mouth with room to spare for dessert. Our small mouths are suited to eating plantsĬarnivores have smaller cheeks, since they tend to slice off bite-sized chunks of meat which they swallow whole and, as most carnivores are predators, they require a wide gape to apprehend their prey. Well, in case it happens again, here are ten ways we’ve evolved to pick plants instead of prey on animals.ġ.
I bet many vegans have face-palmed as their meat-loving friend has pointed to their tiny canines believing these diminutive teeth somehow prove we evolved to tear apart an animal. Archived: Vegetarian and Vegan Mother and Baby Guide.
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