Scientists discover why dozens of endangered elephants dropped dead
www.theguardian.com
In 2020, 350 elephants mysteriously died in Botswana, with a further 35 dying in similar circumstances in Zimbabwe. Now scientists think they may have found the reason why
  • huginn
    3·
    1 year ago

    Tldr: blood poisoning. Theory is that the bacteria lives in tonsils and spreads when temps hit 37°C.

    • Arondeus@lemmy.ca
      1·
      1 year ago

      Heh, not thoughts, it lives in tonsils. A bacteria living in thoughts is a very creepy idea.

      • huginn
        1·
        1 year ago

        Ducking autocorrect

        Ty, fixed

        (Brain eating amoebas are about as close as you get)