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I've removed the picture File:Jackal head.jpg from the top of the article. Seeing a decapitated jackal head was moderately shocking to me, and I'm afraid that it might offend or upset some readers. --Bando26 (talk) 04:38, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure images of asian black bears crushed in small cages in the bile bear article are equally shocking, as are images of the holocaust, the trenches, the picture of an exhumed grave in the Srebrenica massacre article etc.

The jackal picture is relevant, as it illustrates the procedure by which animals are diagnosed with the disease.Mariomassone (talk) 15:44, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I still don't get what the hell it's got to do with the jackal? Bando26 (talk) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.15.83.231 (talk) 06:32, 18 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the picture of the head, contrary to the arguments made it is in no way relevant on the same level as the examples given, as it did not show signs of rabies. I would not be opposed to an even more gruesome image if it did indeed show signs of rabies. Cephlapod (talk)

Why this debate has continued this long is beyond me. Removing the picture. A picture of a decapitated jackal at the beginning of an article about a disease so well known begs explanation. This picture might be relevant enough in a discussion of: "Study of Rabies" or "Treatment of Rabies," but as a picture for the disease itself? Someone who didn't know better would think Rabies was the name of something that bites heads off of mammals. Why not a picture of the virus itself? Or a picture of a rabid dog, the most common exposure people have to the disease? I cannot help but think someone out there gets a perverse pleasure from slapping the jackal head at the top of the article.

The bear bile picture is different - clearly, clearly different - because bear bile cannot be discussed without pictures of the method of extraction, as it is a notorious aspect of the medicine's history. 69.233.0.112 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:30, 5 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Someone want to add something about treatment for rabies in dogs or other animals?--Sjb0926 (talk) 07:55, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm curious, has there ever been a cetacean (dolphins or whales), pinniped (seals or sea lions), Perissodactyl (Horses, rhinos or tapirs), Proboscidean (elephants), Artiodactyl (pigs, hippos, camels, giraffes, llamas, deer, antelopes, goats, sheep or cattle), Hyrax, marsupial, (kangaroos, wombats, or koalas), Monotreme (platypuses or echidnas), Xenarthran (armadillos or sloths), Afrosoricida (moles, shrews or hedgehogs), Sirenian (manatees) or Mustelid (badgers, otters, weasels, martens, ferrets, minks, wolverines or mongooses) that was infected?184.186.4.209 (talk) 05:39, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I just added a "Cattle" section to the article with some details on them, and there was already a "Horses" section, as well as a "Skunks" section (a mustelid). I don't know about the rest, but vampire bats have been known to feed on deer, pigs, tapirs, and even pinnipeds, so there's a possible vector there.^[1][2] --Dan Harkless (talk) 10:15, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

pinniped (seals or sea lions): yes, unfortunately, see https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/12/africa/dead-seals-cape-town-beaches-intl/index.html and https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/11/cape-fur-seals-rabies-surfers-south-africa . C-Kobold (talk) 11:08, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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What if a carnivore, say a dog, were to bite or eat an infected animal? Could the biter get infected that way? CountMacula (talk) 22:57, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

See https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/11/cape-fur-seals-rabies-surfers-south-africa or https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/12/africa/dead-seals-cape-town-beaches-intl/index.html C-Kobold (talk) 11:06, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]