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Animals are also maintain a ‘social distance’ in disease
Scientist found that animals are also maintain a ‘social distance’ in disease.
This year, following the global outbreak of the coronavirus, social distancing was widely publicized around the world.
But it is interesting facts are that even some animals get away from their sick companions or try to cure them. In this situation of the vampire bats companions and young ones get sick, the rest of the healthy creatures move away from it and leave it to grow. However, other healthy bats continue feeding sick bats. If they are not done with this task, the disease can spread throughout the animal kingdom.
Animal Behavior Specialist Dana Holley says that in the world of insects, some species “isolate” themselves. In this way, they try to save their peers, which is why they keep themselves away from other peers. When one type of ant becomes ill, they do not go to healthy ants and, they are called garden ants.
When a particular type of termite is infected with a particular fungus, it begins to grow, and other termites do not come close to the affected termite.
Same as, when a bee larva is infected by a bacterium, itself naturally releases a special chemical that is immediately detected by other bees, and then other bees stay away from it. Andrea, another biologist, says that as soon as baboon monkeys become infected with a parasite, their other group monkeys leave them.
Now read a very interesting thing, which is a notice from the Sea Creatures. A kind of Spanish lobster when sick, then his urine releases special chemicals. His smell makes other lobsters understand that he is sick, and his companions distance themselves from him.
