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Something Strange Happens to Wolves Infected by an Infamous Mind-Altering Parasite


A study of 26 years' worth of wolf behavioral data, and an analysis of the blood of 229 wolves, has shown that infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes wolves 46 times more likely to become a pack leader.

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