Starting season 6 off with mind control parasites often found in kitty litter boxes around the world - so how is this parasite endangering monk seals in the Pacific Ocean?
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I got today’s information from :
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/toxoplasmosis-risk-wolves-cats-mice
(“You can store them in 10 percent bleach for years, take them out, wash them off, and the parasites can still develop.” yuck.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/zombies-parasites-animals-science-behavior
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/seals-endangered-species-health-disease-oceans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis
https://www.livescience.com/surprising-toxoplasma-gondii-facts
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224422000141
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Flegr
Intro/Outtro Tiptoe out the back by Dan Liebowicz, interstitial by MK2,AANNNNNNNDDDDDDD extra stuff found on Pixabay, and freesound.org
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