Why Do Birds Have White And Dark Meat? (And Do We?)

J Thoendell
6:15 PM Jul 24 2014

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tl;dw They have two types of muscle fibers: Slow twitch and fast twitch.

Some mammals have a combination of both, which is why we're pink all the way through: Red meat.

Adam Rifkin
8:22 PM Jul 24 2014