Bowhead whales are not the only large animals that are known to resist disease. One would think that because larger animals have more cells they would be more susceptible to mutations. One would also think that the more time an animal lives, the more time it has to develop mutations. This is not the case and this lack of correlation is called Peto’s Paradox (Caulin & Maley, 2011, p. 1). The statements mentioned above are incorrect because it is known that some larger animals live longer. Much like how it is unknown how the bowhead whale deters cancer, it is unknown how Peto’s Paradox is true. That is why it’s important that more research and studies are performed on these phenomena. One school of thought is that natural selection is the reason
