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I was under the impression they ate it because of all the vital nutrients that the placenta had, but I dont think anyone had conclusive evidence except in an ev
by hobs 11y ago
I was under the impression they ate it because of all the vital nutrients that the placenta had, but I dont think anyone had conclusive evidence except in an evolutionary biology hand-wavy way.
- superuser2 11y agoIf that were the case we should expect health problems from horses that go too long between pregnancies, yes? Otherwise the nutrients are not "vital."
- peejaybee 11y agoI dunno, if you have been gestating a foal, you might be a little undernourished at the end of the process, so a placenta's worth of nutrients might then be "vital."
- jessaustin 11y agoWhence do you suppose the nutrients in a placenta originate? Actually everything in this thread is a just-so story. It's pretty silly to pick out one specific rare behavior as even relevant to evolutionary fitness. How would any of this be tested?