Friday 24 October 2014

Sex-loving, meat-eating reptiles have shorter lives

Date:
October 23, 2014

Source:
University of Lincoln

Summary:
The health risks and benefits of vegetarianism have long been discussed in relation to the human diet, but newly published research reveals that it’s definitely of benefit to the reptile population. That, and being less sexually active. The research team investigated how longevity of 1,014 species of scaled reptiles is influenced by key environmental characteristics and by their feeding and sexual habits.


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