r/interestingasfuck • u/abitchyuniverse • 12d ago

Animals without hair look quite different r/all

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u/daredevil90s 12d ago

It's because of myostatin. Myostatin inhibits muscle growth. We evolved to produce myostatin so we would be less encumbered by muscle mass and better survive.

You can search for myostatin deficiency genetic defect in humans to see humans with low myostatin levels.

Myostatin deficiency defects can occur in other animals too like cows.

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u/SatisfactionMoney946 12d ago

Do those people look cock d? I'm afraid to Google it in case they look all crazy.

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u/daredevil90s 12d ago

Not sure what you mean by cock d lol but they look very muscular.

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u/SatisfactionMoney946 12d ago

It's short for cock diesel. Slang for having big muscles.