Elephants rarely get cancer, now scientists think they know why

You've heard that elephants never forget, but did you know they almost never get cancer either?

It turns out that just 4.8% of known elephant deaths are related to cancer. For humans, cancer-related deaths are much higher -- between 11% and 25%, scientists say.

The elephant's low cancer rate is...

via L.A. Times - Science http://ift.tt/1FZEzHy