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    made a new friend today

    update: I came back to feed him today and now we’re going to start a band

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    one word: Toxoplasmosis. 

    It’s a parasite that infects small animals, namely rodents and sometimes birds, and takes control of their brains. They lose fear of predators, in some cases becoming attracted to them. The hope for the parasite is that they’ll be eaten so they can carry on their life cycle through feces that’s eaten by another rodent. 

    Don’t feed wild animals. 

    shut up and let me enjoy my squirrel

    @nutcasso I’m so jealous of him

    To the person who thought they would do some fact-dropping and throw out the ‘toxoplasmosis’ card without actually doing fact checking themselves.

    Stop.

    Toxoplasmosis (T.gondii) is a feline-related affliction. It can only procreate inside a cat, or other members of the feline family. However, it can be transferred to other species, and often does so without those species ever being aware of it.

    Something like 70% of domestic cats in America have T.gondii. Cows, pigs, horses, domesticated and wild animals can have t. gondii.

    It manifests in symptoms of cysts and rashes (internal and external) including your lungs and brains, but only if your immune system is unable to keep it in check.

    Feeding wild animals doesn’t increase your chances of getting T.gondii any more than drinking unpasteurized milk, or eating eggs, or owning a cat.

    There is no known correlation between toxoplasmosis and animals ‘losing fear of predators’. Most people can have it and not know, unless you have a weakened immune system to the degree of HIV/AIDS in which case it can manifest itself as flu-like symptoms and even seizures.

    This shit is literally fucking everywhere.

    Please stop throwing out your wholly incorrect fear-mongering.

    Reference:

    http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/toxoplasmosis/gen_info/faqs.html

    http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Toxoplasmosis/Pages/Symptoms.aspx

    http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/toxoplasmosis/basics/definition/con-20025859

    thank you for defending my friendship with my squirrel friend

    Yes, ignore “Toxoplasmosis” because that is not the explanation. This is due to a mix of habituation and imprinting, where an animal is conditioned over time (sometimes rather quickly) to not fear, and/or trust what they would otherwise consider a predator naturally. This is a common occurrence in the world of animal rehabilitation, and something animal rehabbers have to face and work against during the process of rehabilitation. In the “wild”, you see this in city squirrels all the time, primarily public areas with a lot of foot traffic, people leaving food behind, or actively feeding squirrels. Take a hike up a trail into the mountains, and the squirrels will run from you at 50 feet, because they are not habituated, and have not imprinted on humans. You can argue all day long if it is healthy or not, but if a squirrel lives in a high-human-traffic area and is not at risk, while getting food and can survive… they are much better off than many other squirrels out there.
    Notes: 117250 / 6 years ago  from mschaos (originally from babyminaj)

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