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ReturnToCrab t1_isst5uo wrote
Reply to comment by Bikewer in How can we know details about animals that lived thousands of years ago if all we have are bones? by DemetrioGonz
> Likely the case with truly ancient organisms. Someone posted a picture of a hippopotamus skull and how it might be “fleshed out” by a researcher who’d never actually seen one of these critters…. Not much resemblance.
Someone still thinks paleoart works like that?
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Reply to comment by amaurea in Do most animals have to worry about complications from cannibalization? by StressfulRiceball
> Are prions completely absent in healthy individuals?
Yes, otherwise everyone would die from them pretty fast. Despite similarities, prions aren't viruses or bacteria, they can't lie dormant