CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's the rarest animal you've seen in person?message-squaremessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up199
arrow-up199message-squareWhat's the rarest animal you've seen in person?CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squaremedgremlin@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoA lot of “tumors” seen on wild animals are fungal infections from invasive fungal species brought by humans. It really sucks because fungal infections are very hard for mammalian immune systems to fight without help from antifungal medications.
minus-squaresexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 hours agoTasmanian devils are unique in that they have a cancer that can be transmitted from host to host.
minus-squaremedgremlin@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoHumans kind of have that with HPV. Get your vaccines!
minus-squarequinkin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 hours agoIn this case it is a form of Transmissible Cancer.
minus-squaremedgremlin@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoThat is a deeply unfortunate genetic mutation. As if life weren’t hard enough for them already.
A lot of “tumors” seen on wild animals are fungal infections from invasive fungal species brought by humans. It really sucks because fungal infections are very hard for mammalian immune systems to fight without help from antifungal medications.
Tasmanian devils are unique in that they have a cancer that can be transmitted from host to host.
Humans kind of have that with HPV. Get your vaccines!
In this case it is a form of Transmissible Cancer.
That is a deeply unfortunate genetic mutation. As if life weren’t hard enough for them already.