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Some snakes and lizards don’t eat for months—maybe it’s because they lost two special genes that normally tell the body to feel hungry and burn energy, so they save energy better.
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Ghrelin and MBOAT4 are lost in Serpentes.
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2026 Feb 4Snakes and some lizards don’t have the 'hunger hormone' or the tool to make it work, and this might help them use less energy when they’re not eating — which is why they can go so long without food.
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