Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 34 | 65 | The additional View more quotes about food">food, of course, is a weight burden and impairs performance. |
| 34 | 66 | Secondly, the beast seemed sleepy and content, which suggested to me that it had fed, and pleasantly, to its satisfaction. |
| 34 | 67 | The metabolism of the Kur, however, does tend to be more under its control than it is with many organisms. |
| 34 | 68 | Even in the true, or chemical, stomach, it can, by regulating the flow of digestive juices, hasten or protract the process of digestion. |
| 34 | 69 | For example, it commonly digests at its leisure, but, if it anticipates proximate exertions, it can hurry the process. |
| 34 | 70 | A Kur, thus, requires a smaller time interval than many species between eating heavily and engaging in demanding physical behaviors. |
| 34 | 71 | This trait, doubtless, has been selected for in Kur evolution. |
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The additional food, of course, is a weight burden and impairs performance.
Secondly, the beast seemed sleepy and content, which suggested to me that it had fed, and pleasantly, to its satisfaction.
The metabolism of the Kur, however, does tend to be more under its control than it is with many organisms.
Even in the true, or chemical, stomach, it can, by regulating the flow of digestive juices, hasten or protract the process of digestion.
For example, it commonly digests at its leisure, but, if it anticipates proximate exertions, it can hurry the process.
A Kur, thus, requires a smaller time interval than many species between eating heavily and engaging in demanding physical behaviors.
This trait, doubtless, has been selected for in Kur evolution.
- (Beasts of Gor)