Re: More On Meat Eating - Growing Children Need It

From: rmacfarl (rmacfarl_at_alphalink.com.au)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: 27 Feb 2005 14:29:48 -0800

Philip Deitiker wrote:
...
> > As I understand it, figs are often a very important foodsource
> > for frugivores because of the parasitic wasps which breed in the
> > fruit & provide an important protein source...
>
> Fish is a better single source of protein, the omega fatty acids are
> far more beneficial than side of cow.

But not one often accessed by frigivourous great apes - i.e. orangs &
chimps...

> Mixtures of different proteins
> sources such as insect larvae, bird eggs, small amphibians, small
> rodents, lagomorphs along with shellfish and fish could have been
> benificial.

Ross Macfarlane