{"id":533442,"date":"2023-03-19T11:11:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/alaskan-bears-often-drag-worms-several-meters-in-length-from-their-hindquarters\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T17:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:43:55","slug":"alaskan-bears-often-drag-worms-several-meters-in-length-from-their-hindquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/alaskan-bears-often-drag-worms-several-meters-in-length-from-their-hindquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently, Alaska’s bears drag worms several meters long from their rear ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Alaska, bears often fall victim to a tapeworm infection that can result in the appearance of huge parasites several meters long<\/a> crawling from their rump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diet of Alaskan bears, which includes large quantities of salmon, is the determining factor in their being prone to tapeworms, as these fish feed on crustaceans that ingest the eggs of tapeworms found in Alaskan rivers. In this way, tapeworms are transferred from crustaceans to salmon and, finally, to bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The parasites, which can measure up to 9 meters in length, can cause discomfort to the bears, and in some cases, the animals try to free themselves from the parasites by practicing the famous tree dance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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