Cows are notorious for chewing their cud, but did you know this is actually a key part of their digestive process? This chewing of cud, also called “ruminating,” is one feature of an interesting and ...

Cattle are amazing animals and can eat fibrous plants that humans can’t digest. The ruminant digestive system is like a long tube. Food goes through the esophagus into the compartmentalized stomach, ...

Smaller-bodied ruminants forage primarily for the highest energy intake, while equids -- which tend to be larger -- choose to forage in areas close to surface water, with less attention to forage ...