tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post2718509147414287849..comments2023-08-03T08:10:44.885-04:00Comments on Angular Unconformities: Feeding strategiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-21078554934431916652008-10-10T09:20:00.000-04:002008-10-10T09:20:00.000-04:00I think the idea is that chewing slows down your e...I think the idea is that chewing slows down your eating, which puts a cap on how much food you can take in. By being able to eat quickly, animals were able to gobble down enough nutrition to grow huge.<BR/><BR/>Slow isn't necessarily a defense, but being huge and traveling with a pack of huge friends is a good way to deter attacks. Apparently the sauropods also applied the strategy of reproducing rapidly, to recover from times of heavy losses.Scott Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208542776592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180069184626464868.post-21000912738671747612008-10-10T08:32:00.000-04:002008-10-10T08:32:00.000-04:00Interesting, but...the article never explains how ...Interesting, but...the article never explains how not chewing your food helps you grow large.<BR/><BR/>And I don't exactly understand how getting big and slow is a good defense against being eatern by predators. <BR/><BR/>I nominate that article for the annual award for the most interesting unanswered questions in a popular science article.James Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431950784819780004noreply@blogger.com