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species

[spee-sheez, -seez] / ˈspi ʃiz, -siz /


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The rare species of Ebola, known as Bundibugyo, has no proven vaccine and kills about a third of those infected.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Certain birds possess impressive individual talents—memorizing where hundreds of caches of food are buried, navigating thousands of miles over oceans—but do any species excel across the board?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This current Ebola outbreak is challenging because it is caused by a rare species of the virus.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Bundibugyo is one of four species or strains of Ebola known to infect humans, named after a mountainous district in Uganda where the first outbreak took place in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But there are many reintroduction efforts that don’t do hard releases yet do employ some type of acclimation process,where the species is slowly transitioned back into the wild—using a staged, or “soft,” release.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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