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		beambot on Dec 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon receives FDA warning letter for supplements... Animals eat naturally-occurring chalk (and other substances) to regulate key minerals. It's called geophagia.

dehrmann on Dec 28, 2023 | [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_lick

FredPret on Dec 28, 2023 | [–]

> geophagia

Animals are eating the world

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