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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: katieHaylor on 19/09/2017 14:36:20

Title: What does an elephant's bone marrow do?
Post by: katieHaylor on 19/09/2017 14:36:20

Saja asks:

What role does the bone marrow play in an elephant's body?

Can you help?

Title: Re: What does an elephant's bone marrow do?
Post by: chris on 21/09/2017 08:29:31

We have considered this question on the forum in the past in this thread about elephant long bones and bone marrow (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=25514).

My post there talked about the different distribution of bone marrow in an elephant (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=25514.msg277182#msg277182) for reasons of bone integrity and strength.

The answer was also included in an episode of the Naked Scientists Podcast under the heading "Where is an elephant's bone marrow? (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/where-elephant%E2%80%99s-bone-marrow)"