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Play the silly word game my spouse and I came up with: "The Lazy Naturalist"

Reddit Animals

Not a whale; is a shark.) - Tarantula hawk wasp, 2 points (not a tarantula; not a hawk) - Bear cat, 3 points (not a bear; not a cat; +1 bonus point for being neither) - Peacock mantis shrimp, 4 points. Similarly, the bear cat (3 points) might simply be a new compound word "bearcat", which identifies the animal precisely.

Game 40
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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

Critter News

In university labs nationwide, scientists inflict spinal-cord injuries on dogs and cats, inject rats with carcinogens, test dangerous drugs on monkeys, and do all kinds of evil things to guinea pigs in the name of scientific research. Many (though not all) animal lovers kind of suck too, including myself.