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Zombies are real. (Original Post) reflection Jun 2013 OP
A highlight. rug Jun 2013 #1
Yeah. I did a double take as well. n/t reflection Jun 2013 #2
Cat Fanciers should take note - Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #3
 

rug

(82,333 posts)
1. A highlight.
Sat Jun 22, 2013, 09:49 PM
Jun 2013
Zombie birds: Great tits look so cute when they're perched on a branch. You'd never know that they have a taste for bat brains.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
3. Cat Fanciers should take note -
Sun Jun 23, 2013, 12:16 AM
Jun 2013

Zombie rats ... and humans? The most insidious zombie of the animal world may well be the tiny parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxo for short. This parasite can reproduce sexually only in cat intestines, which poses a challenge when the little critters wind up in cat poop. Here's how Toxo gets back inside the cat: When mice or rats nibble on the poop, they also gobble up some of the Toxo parasites. The parasites migrate to the brain, where they release chemicals that make the rodents lower their guard when they're around cats. Scientists think that Toxo-infected mice start to regard the smell of cat pee as something sexy rather than a cause for alarm. The cats eat the smitten rats, and the Toxo life cycle begins again.

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