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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

Scientists mapped out the entire mouse genome in 2002 and the rat genome in 2004.) Part V: Me and My Monkey. He talks about "My research monkey," Clayton, and what he did to Clayton, and writes as if Clayton didn't mind at all. Yep, he's still going strong," my former mentor said when I returned from the monkey room.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

I had seen the Red-headed Picathartes in Cameroon on several occasions, and was on my way to a White-necked colony in Ivory Coast in 2002 when a coup broke out and we had to reluctantly turn back, so finally seeing this bird was a dream come true for me, and what a show they gave us!

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