Animals
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Minks Regrow Their Brains, Recover from Brain-Eating Infection, Reversing Effects of Domestication
Farm animals look different from their wild counterparts in many ways, and one difference is consistent: their brains are smaller than those of their ancestors. From sheep to pigs to cows, domesticated animals have smaller relative brain sizes compared to their wild counterparts—a phenomenon known as the domestication effect.
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