UMOD and nephrolithiasis: Thisalso raises the question of whether bottlenose dolphins rely on alternativeproteins or physiological adaptations to prevent stone formation.Adding to the complexity, proteins like UMOD exhibit dual functionality,promoting stone aggregation under high calcium concentrations or inhibitinggrowth under alkaline conditions., However, becausebottlenose dolphin kidney stone cases are predominantly reported asammonium urate rather than calcium oxalate, the precise role of theseproteins in stone formation remains unclear.