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Mallard Complexity

10,000 Birds

Check out this bird: Now look at this one: And finally, this one: Which of these birds, if any, are Mallards? Not only are most domesticated duck breeds descended from A. A female mallard possesses plumage as dull as her partner’s is bold, a frock of forgettable grays, browns, and blacks.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

For those who didn't read the five-part Slate series " Pepper, the stolen dog who changed American science " by Daniel Engber , I recommend it for the history, but also for the misconceptions and assumptions that you might want to discuss on the Facebook discussion about the series. Let's deconstruct: Part I: Where's Pepper?