Digestive System
-Herbivore, only eats plants and vegetation
-Digestive system is similar to that of sheep and North American deer
-Have teeth specialized for eating tough plants and grasses
-Front incisors cut food, while back molars grind the food into paste
-Teeth wear down, so they move forward and are shed from mouth
-Eventually left with only back molars
-Food is then carried down esophagus to the gut
-Gains 70% of energy ingested, efficient compared to other herbivores, but not compared to carnivores
-Any extra energy is stored in tissues throughout the body
-Can survive drinking water only twice a week because it utilizes all water found in the foliage it eats everyday