Presence and function of the hindgut (caecum and colon) in a polar bear?

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Presence and function of the hindgut (caecum and colon) in a polar bear?

Answer 1

same as large intestine function. It absorbs the remaining water from indigestible food matter, and stores the useless nutrients and wastes and flush them from the body

This excerpt is from the website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_intes...

The large intestine starts in the right iliac region of the pelvis, just at or below the right waist. Joined to the bottom end of the small intestine, it consists of the cecum and colon. The large intestine is about 1.5 meters long, which is about one-fifth of the whole length of the intestinal canal.