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How many stomachs does a llama have??

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what are the 3 comprtments, and what do they do??

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  1. 4 or 5


  2. They have one stomach.  There are three compartments, The first compartment is the reticulum, the second is the omasum, the third is the abomasum.  In the reticulum, fermentation is occurring through bacterial action. The fermented material passes through the omasum, which is small, fairly quickly.  In the omasum, it is thought that volatile fatty acids and bicarbonates are absorbed.  The abomasum is much like our stomach.  Acids and enzymes are secreted onto the food to chemically digest it.    A special enzyme is also secreted to digest the bacteria from the fermentation process to prevent live bacteria from passing into the intestine and upsetting the delicate balance there.

  3. One compartment for their food anyway and one for their milk but i'm not sure about the last one sorry! Hope i helped!

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