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For questions about living things. Does not exclude aliens, but additional information is usually necessary (consider using "xenobiology" instead).

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What are chemicals that would harm a person, but not one of flight? [closed]

So, one of my characters are trapped by a bunch of people. He's a mutant that evolved to be able to fly. (A pair of bat-like wings, hollow bones, air sacks, etc) His friend needs to cause a distractio …
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Mirrored twins that aren't identical?

If a pair of twins developed when their mother's egg split in half and they were fertilized by different sperm, could one of them develop situs inversus? The child with the condition would be male, th …
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A child of two different blood bases?

If two different species with different blood bases, say iron and copper, had a child together, how would that affect their child? Which blood base would the child inherit? Could they even have a chil …
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Is it a good idea to shove your arm down a werewolf's throat if you only want to incapacitat...

Okay, so I actually was recently researching this exact thing for a story I was writing also with a werewolf character. Ultimately, I went in a slightly different direction, but what you’re suggesting …
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Is bio-luminescence possible in aquatic mammals?

Could a species of aquatic mammals develop bio-luminescence? What kind of bio-luminescence would it be? What circumstances could lead to it?
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Would mermaids be able to sleep?

If a mermaid was a fully mammalian creature that split on the evolutionary chain about the same time as humans did, would it be likely that mermaids could sleep? Would they rest one half of their brai …
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The benefits of alternate blood bases?

So, according to Other blood colors it is entirely possible for other blood colours to evolve based on what base they use, but why? What would be the benefits of these different bases? What purpose wo …
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How to evolve blue skin?

So, I understand that human skin color is based on the distance from the equator, but would it be possible to evolve skin to be a non-natural color such as green, pink, blue, purple, ect? Perhaps if i …
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Where do Centaur organs go, and what size would they need to be?

If a centaur were to have one set of organs, how would they be placed and what sizes would they be? What limits would there be on the centaur's body?
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Is my humanoid creature too far out there?

I am working on the development of a humanoid species. I figured they'd have split along the evolutionary chain around the same time as humans. They'd live in a warm climate, resulting in little hair …
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