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Location: Leeds England
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May 12th, 2005, 03:21 PM
A mysterious outbreak of chlamydia, a bacterial infection which humans pass to each other through sex, is believed to be behind the death of a dozen penguins at the San Francisco Zoo.
The illness turned the zoo's Magellanic penguin colony into a disease hot spot, sparking fatal respiratory distress and kidney failure that struck down 12 of the birds.
But the illness that struck down the zoo's "Penguin Island" was not thought to have been sexually transmitted, officials said. "We suspect it could have something to do with the gulls and their droppings but it could have been something else," zoo spokeswoman Nancy Chan said.
A mysterious outbreak of chlamydia, a bacterial infection which humans pass to each other through sex, is believed to be behind the death of a dozen penguins at the San Francisco Zoo.
The illness turned the zoo's Magellanic penguin colony into a disease hot spot, sparking fatal respiratory distress and kidney failure that struck down 12 of the birds.
But the illness that struck down the zoo's "Penguin Island" was not thought to have been sexually transmitted, officials said. "We suspect it could have something to do with the gulls and their droppings but it could have been something else," zoo spokeswoman Nancy Chan said.
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Posts: 193
Location: Leeds England
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May 12th, 2005, 03:23 PM
Link : http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050511/344/fijlo.html
if you want to find more of what american zoo-keepers get up to in their spare time....
Link : http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050511/344/fijlo.html
if you want to find more of what american zoo-keepers get up to in their spare time....
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May 12th, 2005, 04:59 PM
Jeez Col Man, do you have nothing to do but look for bizarre news stories to post? Penguins dying of STDs, acrobatic sex in China, fake penis for drug testing, talking penis on tv, Orgasm Day in Brazil...
I'm not complaining, you understand, you do have the virtue of being entertaining, I'm just curious. What must your life be like that these things are always crossing your path?
Jeez Col Man, do you have nothing to do but look for bizarre news stories to post? Penguins dying of STDs, acrobatic sex in China, fake penis for drug testing, talking penis on tv, Orgasm Day in Brazil...
I'm not complaining, you understand, you do have the virtue of being entertaining, I'm just curious. What must your life be like that these things are always crossing your path?
