21. Most mammals, for example mice, dogs, deer, bison, and cats, start getting cancer at about the age that they stop re
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21. Most mammals, for example mice, dogs, deer, bison, and cats, start getting cancer at about the age that they stop re
21. Most mammals, for example mice, dogs, deer, bison, and cats, start getting cancer at about the age that they stop rearing their offspring. Elephants, however, have a period of low cancer rates that extends decades beyond their reproductive age. What is the most likely explanation for why elephants evolved to have low cancer incidence over this post-reproductive period?
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