• Question: Do animals also have blood groups like humans?

    Asked by ladysovereignezza to David, Luna, Mark, Melanie, Probash on 24 Mar 2011 in Categories: . This question was also asked by beckybeth.
    • Photo: Luna Munoz

      Luna Munoz answered on 23 Mar 2011:

      Hmmm….I don’t know.

    • Photo: David Pyle

      David Pyle answered on 23 Mar 2011:

      Yes, I am sure that they do – but I’m afraid I don’t have an explanation for why.

    • Photo: Probash Chowdhury

      Probash Chowdhury answered on 24 Mar 2011:

      Some do yes. The blood group of animals is named similar to ours (A, B, O etc) but they are different to our A, B O etc.

      Actually dogs can donate blood to other dogs (similar to humans) and their blood groups have to match too.

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