The egg-laying Cadbury Bunny is an invention of advertising, but monotremes are the real deal.
Alex Reshanov came to EarthSky from Blogus Scientificus. She has been talking incessantly about plants and animals for as long as anyone can remember. While living in New York, she studied writing at Eugene Lang College and biology at Hunter College, where she worked with electric fish and never got shocked. She has since traded in the rats and pigeons of the U.S. East Coast for the reptiles and bats of Texas. She’s seen several snake and lizard species at close range, as well as one armadillo, and can now distinguish the venomous Texas coral snake from non-venomous look-alikes.
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Apr 25, 2012
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The insect star of The Silence of the Lambs is anything but quiet.
Let go of your aversion to slimy animals and embrace the eel appeal.
The artists formerly known as starfish.
Humans aren’t the only species that farms, they’re not even the first.
Feb 14, 2012
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Nothing says “I love you” like roasted and pulverized cacao beans, better known as chocolate.
Jan 23, 2012
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Ring in the Chinese New Year with this festive fruit.
Jan 18, 2012
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Feral green parrots are living all over the United States. Where did they come from? How did they get here? And don’t they get cold in the winter?
Boldly going where few cats have gone before: into the water.
Dec 24, 2011
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Mistletoe makes merry at its host’s expense.
