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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And how do the crocs know which fruit to eat?

Instinct i guess? The digestive tract is a chem lab that analyzes nutrient contents. You've eaten it once, you get a craving once you require something of it.

[–] bryophile@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So they go around eating plants they don't know to see if they like them and get a craving for them later? Doesn't seem very crocodile-like

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Well, at least human children do that.