Carnivores are more prone to cancer

A new study on cancer risk across mammals in zoos shows. Researchers also find that ungulates appear resistant to the disease. Could they hold clues to natural, non-toxic cancer treatments for humans? We tend to talk about cancer as a human disease. While it is true that cancer seriously affects our species, we can no longer disregard the fact that other animals face this disease, just like us. Not just our pets, but wild animals too. Nonetheless, to what extent animals are exposed to cancers and how often their health is affected by this disease has been little known so far. This is not a surprise as in wild animals any serious illness will likely result in the untraceable death of the animal due to starvation or predation.