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How do carnivore animals get vitamin C?

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Remarkably, most mammals on Earth produce their own vitamin C, and the list of those who cannot is very short. This innate ability is the primary way that carnivore animals get vitamin C, avoiding the risk of scurvy that plagues humans and a few other species.