Knut's Death Not A Mystery Anymore
Geo Beats
2015-08-27
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Researchers say they've finally determined the cause of the seizure that felled the world's most famous polar bear and led to his drowning in 2011.
His death was as mysterious as his life was celebrated—but reportedly the mystery's been solved.
Researchers say they now know what killed Knut.
It was anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis—certainly a mouthful of medical jargon but important to note because the autoimmune disease was previously only believed to exist in humans. According to a recently published study, it is likely to be extremely common across species.
And the knowledge could be used to diagnose and
His death was as mysterious as his life was celebrated—but reportedly the mystery's been solved.
Researchers say they now know what killed Knut.
It was anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis—certainly a mouthful of medical jargon but important to note because the autoimmune disease was previously only believed to exist in humans. According to a recently published study, it is likely to be extremely common across species.
And the knowledge could be used to diagnose and
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