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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
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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 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?