Are there STDs among animals?

[Maus]

Are there STDs among animals? For example, let's say a male lion has an animal STD. The male lion has sex with a female lion; she gets the disease, and her baby is born retarded or deformed or whatever. Does this ever happen? And I'm talking about animals in the wild, I don't wanna hear about dogs and cats and horses. And I'm not talking about diseases that a human can get by having sex with a gnu or something. Or a disease that animals can get by getting into contact with humans.. which is why I said I don't wanna hear about domestic animals. Or animals in a zoo for that matter. Sexually transmitted diseases that only affect animals, that are transmitted only from animals to animals that affect their life, like kill them early, or their babies.

[Bruce J]

Great question! I wish I had an answer, but I'll give ya a star instead...