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Scientists discover why dozens of endangered elephants died

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/25/scientists-discover-why-dozens-of-endangered-elephants-dropped-dead

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  • huginn@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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    • Arondeus@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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      • huginn@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Ducking autocorrect

        Ty, fixed

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

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