They weren't violent (or at least they were less violent than man) they were shorter,
they ate more vegetation — they weren't giants.
Not exact matches
Eating less meat will free up a lot of agricultural land which can revert to growing trees and other
vegetation, which, in turn, will absorb
more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Where Pisaster had been removed, the mussels took over, crowding out other species and
eating all the
vegetation, until little
more than a dark carpet of mussels and barnacles remained.
For example, large parrots like macaws and amazons rarely
eat seeds in their Central and South American rainforest habitats, relying
more on
vegetation, fruits, nuts and so on.
That's even
more of a reason why puppies would need to
eat meat (
eating vegetation requires molars).
Have a look at the seasonal changes at Mauna Loa: The influence of temperature is clear: warmer in this case means
more CO2
eaten away by
vegetation and reverse when temperatures in the NH drop.