Plants don't have it all their own way!
The life of a herbivore is not a happy one! For a start, plants are the wrong sort of food for animals. They are low in what animals actually need to live and grow, and put up a good fight to stop animals getting even that! In this lecture, Sue Hartley explains the many different ways plant-eating animals, from dinosaurs to insects, have evolved to overcome these problems.
Games
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Experiments to try at home
Have a go at making your own poo. Oh alright, we know you probably do a pretty good job of that without even trying, but here you can use common kitchen ingredients to make a model of how humans turn their food into, well, what ends up in the toilet bowl. Try From porridge to poo!