Invasive Carnivore Plaguing Florida Can Completely Absorb Skeletons, Study Says
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 11 – Researchers identified intestinal cells that dissolve prey skeletons entirely and produce calcium-rich particles, explaining Burmese pythons' unique bone digestion ability, study shows.
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When a python eats its prey, little remains. As the animals themselves digest large bones completely, a study on the entrails of giant snakes shows.
Burmese Python Intestinal Cells Help Digest Bones - Reptiles Magazine
The intestinal lining cells inside Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) help the large constricting snake to digest the skeletons of their prey, new research shows. The cells, called enterocytes were analyzed by Dr Jehan-Hervé Lignot, a Professor at the University of Montpellier in France, and his team using light and electron microscopy as well as blood calcium and hormone measurements. The found a new cell type that is comprised of large partic…
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