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I see then it just must be a coincedence that 99.9% of the species fit in or have a nitch here and we don't. From
Is there some type of theory to fill this giant gap on what we are suppose to eat? Or do we just become scavangers? I doubt it because 99.99% of the things here on earth have a suited diet
What are we suppose to eat? Keep in mind that humans are part of the .009% that don't fit in with diet.
Now with 99.99% or possibly 99.999% this life fits into what is obviously known as a balanced eco system. Humans do not appear to be eco friendly to this planet.
Well from what I read it appeard to be more either unprocessed or undigested food.
They never say fecal pellet, and this is not proof that its part of his intended diet. It should be no shocker as he is not in his Target Food to begin with.
I never denied that it occured, all I'm saying is that there is no proof that it's a correct path.
I think you missed the point, all I'm saying is that he isn't suppose to.
First of all it doesn't appear to be feces as its undigested food, secondly its not proof that he is suppose to be eating it.
The part that your not understanding is that depending on how far from Target Food the rabbit is, will make a difference on the pressure thats placed on him to eat undigested poop.
But there is no proof they are suppose to be eating poo, your just assuming.
If you don't know what the term diet means, you are seriously in the wrong phase of the debate.
I have no idea what you mean by intended food at this time. Still trying to get you to define what you mean by diet.
Rabbits and many, many creatures eat poop as a food source.
You seriously have a problem with your definitions.
Now that you claim that eating a non-habitual food is not experimentation, what do you call it? You say it is not part of the diet.
ha·bit·u·al
/həˈbiCHo͞oəl/Adjective
1.Done as a habit.
2.Regular; usual: "his habitual dress".
Experimentation Web definitions
experiment: the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
experiment: the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
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Experiments is the step in the scientific method that arbitrates between competing models or hypotheses. Experimentation is also used to test existing theories or new hypotheses in order to support them or disprove them. ...
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(experimenting) the relationship stage that involves the exchange of small talk.
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the process of testing a hypothesis by collecting data under controlled, repeatable conditions
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One process by which scientists attempt to understand nature. A phenomenon is observed and/or manipulated so that changes in the phenomenon's state can be seen. The resulting data can be used to derive new models of a process or to confirm an existing model. ...
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on human beings is not the work of a few aberrant doctors; it is systemic, because it is the system by which modern western medicine works.
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As you can see, experimentation is more about testing, and habitual is more about habbit.
There is never anything listed in diets about animals testing food.
Sure but based on the findings, its clear that he may not suppose to be eating it. It appears that he is only making use of the undigested food, it doesn't mean its normal.
OK then let me repeat your definition for diet "A diet is any number of foods that a species habitually consumes."
Here are a few things to think about in your definition of diet.
So for a rabbit feces are a part of its diet.
Thats right because the diet isn't available in that area. You can't put parakeets in a cage and feed them seed and expect them to eat cow.
Coastal brown bears eat salmon. That is a part of their diet. An inland brown bear eats almost no salmon. Thus brown bears do not all share the same diet.
I have never seen anything about that.
Deer eat dirt to obtain minerals. Dirt is part of a deer's diet.
Obviously his diet changes when he changes species.
Caterpillars eat leafy material, but butterflies drink nectar. Are both part of their diets or neither is part of their diet?
They both eat nectar, plant sap and honeydew.
Female mosquitoes consume blood, but male mosquitoes do not. Is blood part of a mosquitoes diet?
Obviously only the females drink blood to help with protien.
In this case they have to be seperated as they do not share the blood diet.
Just cause they fit in doesn't mean they are from here, I don't understand.
I see then it just must be a coincedence that 99.9% of the species fit in or have a nitch here and we don't. From
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This was based on the fact that animals seem to have their needs with diet figured out, whlie we don't.
What are we suppose to eat? Keep in mind that humans are part of the .009% that don't fit in with diet.
Balance is forcing out species that don't fit in, while humans are the most dangerous.
ETA - Have fixed the links, they should take you directly to the correct post now
No I'm claiming they don't eat it.
Elephants do not eat their own feces and it is mainly undigested. Are you now claiming elephants don't poop?
The patterns say otherwise.
They never say fecal pellet, and this is not proof that its part of his intended diet. It should be no shocker as he is not in his Target Food to begin with.
Actually, my links did. And we have only been able to get a definition of diet after a long effort. TF is still only an unsubstantiated opinion.
You are unable to prove they are suppose to eat undigested poop.
I never denied that it occured, all I'm saying is that there is no proof that it's a correct path.
False.
It's not opinion when all the facts say otherwise.
I think you missed the point, all I'm saying is that he isn't suppose to.
Opinion of no value.
Wrong, I think the fact that he only eats his own poop and not others is an obvious clue.
It's poop. It's been through the digestive system.
Rabbits eat their own poop. They start at an early age. The idea that they are supposed to eat it is something you dreamed up and is an unsubstantiated opinion. TF at this point is just your vague opinion.
I would like to see that list of poop eaters. The ones that only eat poop. Wrong, the fact that species have a diet is proof that its not a fantasy. I have never seen any proof that evolution is not directed.
Many animals only eat poop. Many animals eat poop and other things as well.
This claim of yours that animals are supposed to eat particular things is just a fantasy of yours at this point.
This notion that things are directed is just as false here as when you claim evolution is directed.
How do you always, without fail, when you finally read something you manage to misunderstand what was written every time?
Well from what I read it appeard to be more either unprocessed or undigested food.
Rabbits reingest their own droppings (rather than chewing the cud as do cows and many other herbivores) to digest their food further and extract sufficient nutrients.[16]
Coprophagia
They never say fecal pellet, and this is not proof that its part of his intended diet.
So you are wrong again
Soft fecal pellets of partially digested food are excreted and generally consumed immediately.
There is no such thing as target food. Your golden rule says so.
It should be no shocker as he is not in his Target Food to begin with.
The 'correct path'? You 'never denied it occurred'?
I never denied that it occured, all I'm saying is that there is no proof that it's a correct path.
Show evidence to support your fantasy because that is how the gut of the rabbit works. That is why it passes two types of fecal pellets. Why do you think it does that? Can you do that?
I think you missed the point, all I'm saying is that he isn't suppose to.
If you don't know what the term diet means, you are seriously in the wrong phase of the debate.
You seriously have a problem with your definitions.
1.Done as a habit.
2.Regular; usual: "his habitual dress".
As you can see, experimentation is more about testing, and habitual is more about habbit.
There is never anything listed in diets about animals testing food.
Sure but based on the findings, its clear that he may not suppose to be eating it. It appears that he is only making use of the undigested food, it doesn't mean its normal.
Thats right because the diet isn't available in that area. You can't put parakeets in a cage and feed them seed and expect them to eat cow.
I have never seen anything about that.
Obviously his diet changes when he changes species.
They both eat nectar, plant sap and honeydew.
Obviously only the females drink blood to help with protien.
In this case they have to be seperated as they do not share the blood diet.
No I'm claiming they don't eat it.
The patterns say otherwise.
You are unable to prove they are suppose to eat undigested poop.
And I'll tell you why your wrong and how I know your wrong. If he ate poop from many other species this conversation would be different.
It's not opinion when all the facts say otherwise.
Wrong, I think the fact that he only eats his own poop and not others is an obvious clue.
I would like to see that list of poop eaters. The ones that only eat poop. Wrong, the fact that species have a diet is proof that its not a fantasy. I have never seen any proof that evolution is not directed.
Seeing as though you have refused to supply the diet for the dung beetle I will do it for you Dung Beetle
But there is no proof they are suppose to be eating poo, your just assuming.
This is because the food they are eating is not the correct food.
Well from what I read it appeard to be more either unprocessed or undigested food.
How do you always, without fail, when you finally read something you manage to misunderstand what was written every time?
Rabbits reingest their own droppings (rather than chewing the cud as do cows and many other herbivores) to digest their food further and extract sufficient nutrients.[16]
Why is he eating his own poop and no one elses, how dishonest can you be trying to make it look otherwise.
They never say fecal pellet, and this is not proof that its part of his intended diet.
Coprophagia
Soft fecal pellets of partially digested food are excreted and generally consumed immediately
When are you going to get it colin, that Target Food is a relationship between the consumer and the food not the planet and the consumer?
So you are wrong again
It should be no shocker as he is not in his Target Food to begin with.
There is no such thing as target food. Your golden rule says so.
So in other words all things that happen are natural. your wrong.
The 'correct path'? You 'never denied it occurred'?
Actually quite the opposite, his gut isn't working properly because he's eating the wrong food, which is what I have been telling you all along.
Show evidence to support your fantasy because that is how the gut of the rabbit works. That is why it passes two types of fecal pellets. Why do you think it does that? Can you do that?
No you would not as this has been done already and you denied it to the point of not answering it This Post
I would like to see that list of poop eaters. The ones that only eat poop. Wrong, the fact that species have a diet is proof that its not a fantasy. I have never seen any proof that evolution is not directed.
Before you ask for a list. There are far too many and you know what happens when you post large lists don’t you
A female blue bottle fly lays her eggs where she feeds, usually in decaying meat, garbage, or feces.
No I think its more that you feel backed into a corner so your trying to rely on semantics to bail you out.
The problem is that you use terms in a manner completely different from everyone else. That is why I need to determine what you mean by diet.
Some of the things I say about evolution, I'm just being sarcastic, and I do question a lot of things about it.
No, it's you. Everyone in this thread knows what the word evolution means in science. Every post you show that you do not.
Thats not me choosing genius, I'm purposly listing the whole quote from google so you don't try to say I'm cherri picking.
I suspect that the same is true of the way you use the terms diet, habitually, experimentation, etc. You're already showing that you want to change the meaning of feces for some unknown reason. You want to use your own personal definition.
Her you choose the meaning of habitual. You gave two different definitions. They are not the same, right?
1.Done as a habit.
2.Regular; usual: "his habitual dress".
It's a seasonal food that he is resorting to because he is out of target food.
From this would you say that brown bears have fish as part of their diet even though most brown bears rarely eat fish? The coastal brown bears only eat fish during runs, which is a short part of the year. It makes for nice photos and drama, but is this a part of their diet? You might use definition 1 for yes and definition 2 for no.
Sure, when they are starving.
You provide a number of definitions for experimentation. Notice there are multiple different definitions of experimentation in your list. According to almost everything posted it is clear that most animals experiment with food according to the provided definitions.
What you mean to say is you would hope that it would be experimentation. Thats not proof. They don't list it as testing food, but here you go with your evolution goggles on making assumptions.
See here is your problem. Your definition of diet considers only habitual foods. All other foods are not part of the diet of the animals. That is according to your definition. Thus any feeding of none dietary foods is possibly experimentation.
Animals only experiment with food when they are starving, period.
Your claim that "never anything listed in diets about animals testing food" is really just your opinion or based on your limited research. This just suggests that because you did not find something it does not exist. That's a logical fallacy.
I don't mean normal in that way, I mean its not natural from the Target Food perspective.
All of my links stated it was normal. Not sure why you are squirming so much. It appears that you want to project your personal likes onto situations. Rabbits begin to eat their own poop in the first few weeks of life and continue till they die. That makes poop part of their diet according to your definition.
That may not be possible for them, maybe they have family to tend to or maybe they are pregnant.
Your cage thing is not applicable since the same bear can travel to areas with and without fish.
Have you lost your marbles? Anyone that has read any number of diets can see thats not the case.
All I want to be clear on is that it is normal for individuals in a species to have different diets. There is no diet for a species. Diet applies to individuals, not species.
I guess its possible, but I would question the eating dirt part, its not normal and is a sign of hunger.
Then take the time to learn about deer and eating dirt. All deer members do it as well as many other animals. So now we know that inorganics such as dirt can be part of a diet.
fine, subspecies.
Obviously his diet changes when he changes species.
The caterpillar and the butterfly are the same species. They do not change species.
It doesn't matter what the demographics are, we still know thier diet, and if we know their diet, there is no way they are experimenting, especially since the always seem to omit that interesting tale.
Just as not all brown bears share the same diet due to geographic issues, some species do not the share the same diet due to gender issues.
Do not forget about butterflies that have diets dependent on life cycle stages.
And you would be wrong, the wiki on it specifically states that the fecal pellets are passed by and the undigested food pelets are reeaten.
Elephants do not eat their own poop. That is true. What matters is that the reasoning you give to claim that rabbits do not eat feces is wrong. Your claim is demonstrably wrong. It is poop.
I just did, he is obviously eating his own pellets because there is something wrong with his diet.
This idea of "suppose to" is something wacky only you mention. It does not exist. The fact is that rabbits each their own poop. I don't need to or are interested in proving that anything is supposed to eat this or that. It's your wacky idea you prove it. The onus is on you to prove these wacky ideas.
Show your evidence for that claim as rabbits live in pastures where they can find lots of food. That usually means wide open fields with weeds and clover.
This is because the food they are eating is not the correct food.
Because that is not how his digestive system has evolved
Why is he eating his own poop and no one elses, how dishonest can you be trying to make it look otherwise.
When are you going to get it that your golden rule says no
When are you going to get it colin, that Target Food is a relationship between the consumer and the food not the planet and the consumer?
Great. Show me the evidence for your claim
So in other words all things that happen are natural. your wrong.
Answer the question. Why does the rabbit produce two different types of fecal pellet? can a cow produce two types of fecal pellet? Can you produce two types of fecal pellet?
Actually quite the opposite, his gut isn't working properly because he's eating the wrong food, which is what I have been telling you all along.