Follow-up q, why is parasitism so rare phenomenon in mammals? (vampire bats are the only clear example, human candidates are all debatable)
@willgadea A stretch since farmed animals (despite cruelty of factory farming) would not be such a huge fraction of biomass w/o humans
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@vgr Parasitism can often be mutually beneficial. Our intestinal flora helps us digest our food. -
@willgadea that's symbiosis - Show replies
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