Taleya t1_j9gt3gg wrote
Reply to comment by cnhn in TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
Iirc cheetahs bottlenecked so hard at some point their diversity is terrifyingly small.
Lasarte34 t1_j9h2vcl wrote
Ah, just like humans.
Taleya t1_j9h45xg wrote
Worse. They can pretty much take an organ donation from any other cheetah worldwide with no rejection or special considerations
Dirtroads2 t1_j9ichxb wrote
That sounds amazing at first, but then the turntables turn
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