Submitted by Kay1636 t3_z6azff in explainlikeimfive
WexfordHo t1_iy0cmj2 wrote
The largest terrestrial animals have always been herbivores, elephants, rhinos, mammoths, giant tree-munching dinosaurs, and so on. I’m not sure why you think that would be different for buffalo.
Being an herbivore means that you have ready access to vast quantities of food that most animals can’t extract nutrition from, but you can. Having access to large amounts of food allows for gigantism in animals, and being a large herbivore means that the predators capable of taking you down must either be large and powerful, or run in packs. Being large also means you can support large fat stores which help you to get through leaner times, and also withstand very cold weather.
Kay1636 OP t1_iy2i3xl wrote
Thank you for your answer!
Interesting-Peak1994 t1_iy0phl2 wrote
but surely there are many herbivores in the wild so the food is limited no?
Certain-Definition51 t1_iy14d2j wrote
My brother in Christ. Prairies.
Interesting-Peak1994 t1_iy2zbmr wrote
i know - but surely if they all eat so much is that enough for them?
bugi_ t1_iy1810f wrote
Have you ever been outside?
Interesting-Peak1994 t1_iy2z93p wrote
whats your point?
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