#but we don’t know whether that extends to delphinidae
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Rabid Seals
We didn’t know this could happen, we are worried about other marine animals. And not to be a sensationalist but someone call up Stephen King and ask him how he feels about the possibility of a rabid orca.
#rabies#rabid animals#marine mammals#pinnipeds#cape fur seals#seal colony#elephant seals#mustelidae#cape clawed otter#delphinidae#dolphins#porpoises#common dolphin#bottlenose dolphin#orca#south africa#southern africa#i was only half kidding about the orcas#we get transient orcas#they come to hunt the great white sharks#they are mammals#mammals can contract rabies#but we don’t know whether that extends to delphinidae#we didn’t even know pinnipeds could pick it up!#there was only one isolated incident in the world before this
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