Vegetarianism Scientific And Spiritual Basis

Author(s): Jashwant B Mehta
Publisher: Jashwant B Mehta

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Emmil Watson, gladiators' athlete, is a vegetarian. Pierreo Verot holds the world's record for downhill endurance skiing. He is a vegetarian.
Judith Shakeshaft, a vegan, is the Welsh Masters Mountain Bike and Welsh Cyclo-Cross champion
b) The sturdy, strong and energetic vegetarians from the animal kingdom
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Burly vegetarians from the animal kingdom include bulls, rhinos, hippopotamus, gorillas and of course the mightiest of all the animals, the elephants. Although known as the king of jungle, when the question of strength comes, the lion is no match for the elephant. Such is a might of the elephant that in a fight between these two, many a times, the lion is bodily lifted by the elephant with its trunk and crushed under its feet. So scared is the 'king of jungle"
of mighty elephants that it even avoids
the path treaded by the elephants and prefers to take a different route. The author has witnessed this during his trip to Masaimara Park in Kenya when seeing a herd of elephants numbering 4 from a distance, the lions numbering 4 or 5 silently changed the route and quietly escaped.
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One of the most popular and energetic animals the horse is also a vegetarian. In fact, the unit for measuring the energy i.e. horsepower is named after this animal. Camel, among the most useful desert animals, not only known for its stamina but also for its endurance can even stay without water for days together in the desert is also a vegetarian.
An interesting similarity among all the plant eating animals is that they never fight among themselves and inspite of sharing the same territory they meet on friendly terms. They are all docile and peace-loving. They never attack any other living creatures including the humans. Even the mighty Gorilla which is considered the 'hulking monster of humour tales' is in reality among the gentlest and most peaceable of animals. In 2000 hours of direct observation it had shown only 5 minutes of aggressive behaviour'.
1 Source :- Our magnificent wild life' - A Readers Digest publication
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