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Alarming animal news about certain bat penises

From Harper’s February Findings: [M]ale serotine bats who mated in the attic of a Dutch church were found to have enormous penises that they used not for penetration but for manipulation. So many questions here. Is the church attic integral … Continue reading

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I didn’t know what Vaughan Williams looked like. So…

…Wikipedia. He didn’t look as I thought he would, given his music. (I have no idea what I mean by that. I am compelled to note his haircut was…inexplicable.) Since you never know what you’ll pick up from a Wikipedia … Continue reading

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Animal news: Another creature I didn’t want to know about

The iron-clad beetle. Is there a point at which something like this beetle can no longer be categorized as an animal, instead of a SF invention from one of those post-apocalyptic films with menacing things that can’t be destroyed? One … Continue reading

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