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Why do leatherbacks in captivity have the same likelihood of reaching maximum life expectancy as leatherbacks in the wild, even though leatherbacks in captivity are susceptible to fatal diseases they don’t get in the wild?
The correct answer should tell us about harmful things that wild leatherbacks face that captive leatherbacks don’t face, or healthy things about being in captivity that wild leatherbacks don’t benefit from.
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This doesn’t differentiate between leatherbacks in the wild and those in captivity. So it’s not going to explain why the two kinds of leatherbacks have the same chance of reaching max life expectancy despite the extra threat from fatal diseases to captive leatherbacks.
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This doesn’t differentiate between leatherbacks in the wild and those in captivity. So it’s not going to explain why the two kinds of leatherbacks have the same chance of reaching max life expectancy despite the extra threat from fatal diseases to captive leatherbacks.
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This points out a threat faced by wild leatherbacks that captive leatherbacks don’t face. Although captive leatherbacks might face certain fatal diseases, the wild ones face predators. This could be why the overall likelihood of reaching max life expectancy is about the same.
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This presents a reason that captive leatherbacks might face additional harm compared to the wild leatherbacks. But this leads us to think captive leatherbacks should have a lower chance of reaching max life expectancy.
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This doesn’t differentiate between wild and captive leatherbacks. So it’s not going to explain why the two kinds of leatherbacks have the same chance of reaching max life expectancy despite the extra threat from fatal diseases to captive leatherbacks.