On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:22:37 +0100, MattLB
posted:

"Moosh!" wrote:

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 05:58:42 GMT, DZ posted:

Seth Breidbart wrote:
In article , B-Ob1 wrote:

I disagree...the MAIN difference between MAN and animal is thet THEY
make their OWN Vitamin "C"...we do NOT!! B-0b1

I'd expect that sort of "reasoning" from a guinea pig.

also bats and salmon

Thanks. I knew there were others, but not which ones.

The other apes can't synthesize vitamin C either, but since they consume
grams of it a day, that's never a problem for them.

Thanks Matt. I guessed they would not make their own ascorbic acid.
If you are never ever short of it, you won't likely evolve to make it,
unless by accident.