american alligator
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Unexpected Animals That Use Tools
Scientists once thought that only humans and our closest relatives, chimps, were clever enough to use tools. But as our documenting of the natural world has gotten more detailed—and as we’ve become less haughty about our supposed superior intellect—we’ve found that many species are actually deft with sticks, stones, and other implements. Here are a…
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Climate Change Could Make American Alligators’ Sex Ratios Go Haywire
Many of the effects of climate change are obvious, like bizarre weather patterns, rising sea levels, and species loss as a result of deforestation and habitat degradation. Some, though, are a little bit weird.