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Scientists discover why dozens of endangered elephants died (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ducking autocorrect

Ty, fixed

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