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Suddenly Dying: How Does Our Response to Marine Mammal Deaths Leave Us Less Human?

Two weeks ago, an orca named Skyla died at Loro Parque in Canary Islands, Spain. The cause of death was found to be an intestinal torsion, which caused an acute sepsis (infection of the bloodstream) and sudden death. I can’t comment on Skyla’s case, because I wasn’t involved. What I…

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Suddenly Dying: How Does Our Response to Marine Mammal Deaths Leave Us Less Human?
Suddenly Dying: How Does Our Response to Marine Mammal Deaths Leave Us Less Human?
Marine Mammals

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Jul 6, 2020

Honoring Disease in the Midst of a Pandemic

I once got bitten on the hand by a sea lion that I was working to heal. It was a lightning-fast chomp that sent a searing heat across my hand. I quickly removed my gloves and spent dozens of minutes flushing it with soap, water and iodine. I was lucky…

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Honoring Disease in the Midst of a Pandemic
Honoring Disease in the Midst of a Pandemic
Zoonoses

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Claire Simeone

Claire Simeone

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Marine mammal veterinarian, conservationist. Founder of Sea Change Health. #TEDFellow. #Zoognosis. www.clairesimeone.com

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