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Re:Mind-controlling parasite makes hyena cubs more reckless ... by yarg on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:54AM (#27746623)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26859275/

That's an incredibly weak straw man that you've built there.

Toxoplasmosis has been shown to alter the behaviour of prey species in such a way that they become attracted to the urine of members of predator species - and this attraction significantly improves toxoplasmosis' chance of reproduction.

The "mind control" is very limited - but when a sick animal pretty much ends up programmed to dive into a predator's mouth "THIS IS NORMAL" could not be further from the truth.

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