Category: Species

𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 are, of course, not real. However, there is a viral disease called 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 that can make rabbits look an awful lot like they have antlers! It is believed that this disease is the origin of the jackalope myth.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is basically as the name suggests, a disease of the muscle that turns it white instead of its normal red colour. This disease is associated with nutritional problems!

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is a viral disease that affects the beak and feathers, hence the name! Scientists are not very creative 😂

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐲𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚 means short (brachy-) mouth (gnath-). Usually this term refers to shortening of the 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 (lower jaw), however it can also refer to shortening of the maxilla (upper jaw).

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is a viral infection caused by a 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬. Thankfully, this coronavirus is not known to affect humans!

𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a disease of humans caused by 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚, a single-celled parasite. However, this parasite can affect many mammalian species!

𝐏𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 is a bacterial infection caused by 𝐂𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐢. “Psittaci” means parrot, which gives you a clue about what species this disease affects!

𝐄𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫 is a thickening and irritation of the external ear caused by an ear mite, 𝐏𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢. This irritation produces a crust lining the ear that is extremely painful!

𝐇𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 are aggregates of the nutrient fluid found within the placenta that are a 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 in many species. However, they look kind of weird, and can scare producers if they aren’t aware of them!

𝐐 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a bacterial disease that is considered highly 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 (easily causes disease). In fact, it is so infectious that it has been listed as a potential biological warfare agent! Just one bacterium is enough to cause serious disease in humans.