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I'm sorry, this headline made me giggle...
In Case of the Dead Otters, Evidence Points to Opossums
By CHRIS DIXON
LOS ANGELES - Sea otters, dead and alive, have been washing up on the California coast in record numbers for two springs, and scientists say they are closer to solving the mystery.
The principal culprits, the scientists say, are toxoplasma gondii and sarcocystis neurona, parasites that can cause fatal diseases in the brains and nervous systems of otters and other animals. Toxoplasma gondii, which can affect humans too, spreads its hardy spores through cat feces, while sarcocystis neurona is spread through opossum feces.
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In Case of the Dead Otters, Evidence Points to Opossums
By CHRIS DIXON
LOS ANGELES - Sea otters, dead and alive, have been washing up on the California coast in record numbers for two springs, and scientists say they are closer to solving the mystery.
The principal culprits, the scientists say, are toxoplasma gondii and sarcocystis neurona, parasites that can cause fatal diseases in the brains and nervous systems of otters and other animals. Toxoplasma gondii, which can affect humans too, spreads its hardy spores through cat feces, while sarcocystis neurona is spread through opossum feces.
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