fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoTigers 🐅 🐯mander.xyzimagemessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down14
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minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up99·edit-21 day agoOur primary outer protein is basically keratin, which can be tinted orange(carotene), beige (collagen) or brown/black (melanin). The green pigment is a byproduct of bilirubin catabolism, which we don’t have because we use a different pathway to metabolize and recycle it.
minus-squaredalekcaan@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoNot particularly, just doesn’t have hooves.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agothe green pigment? What green pigment?
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day agoFor reptiles and other stuff, we don’t have those.
Our primary outer protein is basically keratin, which can be tinted orange(carotene), beige (collagen) or brown/black (melanin).
The green pigment is a byproduct of bilirubin catabolism, which we don’t have because we use a different pathway to metabolize and recycle it.
Found the tiger.
Good eyesight!
Not particularly, just doesn’t have hooves.
the green pigment? What green pigment?
For reptiles and other stuff, we don’t have those.