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Keeping your distance is not only done by humans during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new study proves that vampire bats distance themselves from their friends when they feel sick.
Reporting from SciencedailyThis was revealed when the researchers gave vampire bats a substance that makes them feel sick for several hours.
Then, seen the bats keep away from the group they are perched on. Not long after, they returned when they felt that their condition had improved.
Bats that are sick, usually have less interaction with other bats. In fact, bats that are healthy are less likely to spend time with bats that are sick.
“Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, when we feel fine, doesn’t feel too normal. But when we are sick, it is common to withdraw less and stay in bed longer. And that means we are likely to experience less. social gatherings, “says Simon Ripperger, a postdoctoral researcher at The Ohio State University.
“It’s the same thing that we observed in this study: In the wild, vampire bats – which are very social animals – keep their distance when they are sick or live with sick groupmates. And it can be expected that they reduce the spread of disease as a result. as a result,”
Despite these studies not documenting how the disease actually spreads, they were able to prove that disease could influence the behavior of a person or animal to move away from their herd.
So, don’t want to be outdone by vampire bats. Continue to apply 3M, namely washing hands, using masks, and washing hands so you don’t get Covid-19.
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