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Why aren't there any birds or mammals that use toxins the way that certain reptiles and insects do?

Asked by LostInParadise (31930points) July 8th, 2023

In some sense, the use of toxins seems to be a primitive form of defense or predation, but if it works for some parts of the animal kingdom then why not for others?

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