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5 hours ago

How Global Warming Could Trigger a Reptile Sexpocalypse

Under no light but the stars, a green sea turtle hauls herself out of the surf and onto the familiar sand of Alagadi Beach on the northern coast of Cyprus. She doesn't notice any predators as she makes her way up the beach; tonight will be the night. When the turtle reaches a satisfactory spot, she nestles into the warm sand and begins excavating a deep pit. Nothing can distract her; she's gone into a kind of trance.
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2 months ago

Country diary: It doesn't pay to be a brightly coloured pigeon | Claire Stares

An urban feral pigeon colony nests behind solar panels, breeding year-round when sheltered and fed, shaping the roof's ecology and supporting maritime sunburst lichen.
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