CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat's the rarest animal you've seen in person?message-squaremessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down12
arrow-up1100arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the rarest animal you've seen in person?CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squaremedgremlin@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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-squarequinkin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoIn this case it is a form of Transmissible Cancer.
minus-squaremedgremlin@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThat is a deeply unfortunate genetic mutation. As if life weren’t hard enough for them already.
minus-squaresexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoTasmanian devils are unique in that they have a cancer that can be transmitted from host to host.
minus-squaremedgremlin@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHumans kind of have that with HPV. Get your vaccines!
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.
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.
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!