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May 1 – Throw The Bum Out!

Today’s Factismal: The Fitzroy River Turtle is also known as the “bum breathing turtle” because it can use bags in its butt to breath underwater. Imagine that you are a turtle. If you are like most...

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September 4 – Turtles all the way down

Today’s factismal: Baby box turtles like to eat insects, slugs, and snails. Adult box turtles like to eat fruits and vegetables. If you grew up in Oklahoma, Texas, or Louisiana, odds are that you had a...

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November 29 – All The Way Down

Today’s factismal: Sea grass responds to grazing by forming new runners. (Note: I am back from vacation and ready to post! Please accept my apologies for any citizen science withdrawal pangs you...

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September 4 – Turtles all the way down

Today’s factismal: Baby box turtles like to eat insects, slugs, and snails. Adult box turtles like to eat fruits and vegetables. If you grew up in Oklahoma, Texas, or Louisiana, odds are that you had a...

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December 1 – All The Way Down

Today’s factismal: Sea grass responds to grazing by forming new runners. Seagrass is wonderful stuff. It provides a nursery for young sea life, it stabilizes the shoreline, and it helps clarify the...

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