Scientists Unravel Mystery Of Why Dozens Of Elephants Suddenly Died In Africa
Scientists said that the elephants were victims of obscure bacteria combined with extreme heat.
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Scientists said that the elephants were victims of obscure bacteria combined with extreme heat.
Scientists found a potential cause of a mysterious die-off of African savanna elephants in 2020 after they discovered deadly bacteria lurking in six corpses.
Six of the 35 elephants found dead in Zimbabwe in 2020 were discovered to have bizarre unclassified bacteria in their bodies.
A bacterium linked to severe septicemia may be responsible for the deaths of six African elephants in Zimbabwe, and potentially others in nearby nations. This discovery adds infectious diseases to the growing list of challenges facing African elephants, a species whose numbers remain at risk. Detai
At least some of the creatures that died en masse in 2020 are believed to have succumbed to an infection caused by a bacteria not previously seen in wild elephants.