I don't know about animals but I know nutritionists recommend 4+ meals per day. From "The Renaissance Diet 2.0" by Mike Israetel: > The best recommendation for

I don't know about animals but I know nutritionists recommend 4+ meals per day. From "The Renaissance Diet 2.0" by Mike Israetel: > The best recommendation for timing with relation to hunger and fullness is to eat four to eight evenly spaced meals of similar calorie content per day and avoid extremes outside of those boundaries.