267: Crazy Cat Wolves

June 13, 2023 00:09:26
267: Crazy Cat Wolves
Brain Junk
267: Crazy Cat Wolves

Jun 13 2023 | 00:09:26

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

Amy asked for zombies. Next to Cordyceps (and the Last of Us), Toxoplasma gondii comes pretty close to taking over mammal brains. A 2022 study in Yellowstone showed wolves are affected by toxoplasmosis in unexpected ways.

Show Notes:

Communication Biology: Parasitic infection increases risk-taking in a social, intermediate host carnivore

Scientific American: Are Cats responsible for "Cat Ladies"?

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