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Whales likewise very rarely get cancer, and in general while larger individuals of the same species have a higher risk of cancer, larger animals in general don'
by neaden 3y ago
Whales likewise very rarely get cancer, and in general while larger individuals of the same species have a higher risk of cancer, larger animals in general don't get more cancer. It's called Peto's Paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peto%27s_paradox
- anfractuosity 3y agoThanks, hadn't heard of Peto's paradox before