fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoScientists discover why dozens of endangered elephants dropped deadwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.fooeverythingscience@lemmy.worldbiodiversity@mander.xyz
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minus-squareRagnarokOnline@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·1 year agoIn short: a local bacteria caused blood poisoning. A large herd of antelope died of a similar cause shortly before this group of elephants succumbed to the sickness as well.
In short: a local bacteria caused blood poisoning.
A large herd of antelope died of a similar cause shortly before this group of elephants succumbed to the sickness as well.