A spotted hyena cub in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. Photo credit: Zach Laubach While the 1994 animated classic The Lion King contains fairly precise antagonistic relationships between lions and spotted hyenas, Disney left out a critical player in the cycle of life: the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). This parasite is best known for its presence in …
Banner image: A group of hyenas are taking a nap together. (Image: Zach Laubach) While the 1994 animated classic The Lion King contains fairly precise antagonistic relationships between lions and spotted hyenas, Disney left out a critical player in the cycle of life: the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). This parasite is best known for its presence in domestic cats …
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is best known for its presence in domestic cats and its tendency to infect rodents and humans and to change behavior. finds new research from the University of Colorado Boulder. The results, published this week in Nature Communications, corroborate previous research showing that the parasite can cause profound behavioral changes in its hosts and …
