Giraffe digestive system
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Omasum
Water absorption, leaves, forces larger particles back into rumen.
Abomasum
'True stomach', secretes enzymes, digestion of bacterial protein.
Rumen
Fermentation occurs, bolus mixed with gastric juices containing microbes.
Four chambers of the stomach
Rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum.
Reticulum
Smaller particles filter into omasum, larger particles regurgitated for further chewing.
