Recently discovered 'hook-headed' creature is brutally killing animals on scenic California island

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Recently discovered 'hook-headed' creature is brutally killing animals on scenic California island

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A recently discovered 'hook-headed' parasite is brutally killing off a nearly endangered species on a picturesque island off the coast of California. The Pachysentis canicola parasite was first discovered on Santa Barbara County's San Miguel Island after researchers found native animals dead or severely emaciated in 2012. The deadly parasite lives inside its host's intestines, eroding and inflaming the host's insides until its removal or the animal's death. The nightmare creature now threatens a fleeting population of native island foxes, which were only recently delisted from the US Endangered Species Act in 2016.
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