A 30-g vole eats 175 g of forage per week and a 1900-kg rhino eats 650 kg of forage per week. This demonstrates that
A) voles eat more than rhinos.
B) the energy needs of the two species are not proportional to body size.
C) the rhino has a higher SDA as a percentage of ingested energy.
D) the vole has a lower digestive efficiency than a rhino.
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