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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by stemy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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-Elephants can't jump.

-Starfish don't brains.

-Cheetahs are almost literally giant housecats: they purr, they meow, they don't attack humans and are surprisingly easy to tame.

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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There is almost no genetic diversity among them. You can skin graft or transplant organs between any two cheetahs without fear of rejection.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wouldnt that also result in inbreeding or is there enough diversity to this being of no concern?

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Yes it has. But species survival is more important.