Grazing and digging put some herbivores at greater risk from toxic elements in soil – new research
The Conversation | 04.02.2026 20:36
If you’ve watched a giraffe browsing in the tree canopy, a white rhino meandering across open grassland or a warthog shuffling around on its knees in South Africa’s Kalahari desert, you know what they eat: leaves, grass, shoots and roots. With every mouthful, they swallow something less obvious – soil.
