Bald Eagle (IMAGE)

University of Georgia

Bald Eagle

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A bald eagle's drooped wings show signs of brain infection caused by the bacteria Aetokthonos hydrillicola, which grows on the leaves of the invasive hydrilla plant in human-made lakes.

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UGA

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