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Tigers ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿฏ (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 102 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Our primary outer protein is basically keratin, which can be tinted orange(carotene), beige (collagen) or brown/black (melanin).

The green pigment is a byproduct of bilirubin catabolism, which we don't have because we use a different pathway to metabolize and recycle it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 48 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Found the tiger.

[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Good eyesight!

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Not particularly, just doesn't have hooves.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

the green pigment? What green pigment?

[โ€“] [email protected] 27 points 4 days ago

For reptiles and other stuff, we don't have those.