I DIVE INTO BIOLOGY, PHYSICS AND LIMNOLOGY TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. DON'T WORRY, I'LL BE GENTLE.
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WARM TRICKS
SUPER-SECRET, DIRTY WARM TRICK...WEAR A THERMACARE WRAP.
PHOTO FROM THERMACARE
OH DEER! TIME TO SHED!
LIKE GASTON IN "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST", I USE ANTLERS IN ALL OF MY DECORATING!
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BIKING ARMADILLOS
HOW WOULD BIKING ARMADILLOS LOOK WITH GOOGLIE EYES?
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IT IS YOUR OPOSSUM TO WOOL
WHY WE SHOULD ALL WOOL SOME POSSUMS (YES, I SPELLED THAT CORRECTLY. READ ON TO FIND OUT...)
PHOTO BY AMY SMITH
I WISH SANTA BROUGHT ME A PAIR OF PYTHON PUMPS: USING FASHION FOR GOOD
FASHION HAS DRIVEN SOME ANIMALS TO NEAR EXTINCTION. WHAT IF WE USED FASHION FOR GOOD?
PHOTO OF PHYTHON JIMMY CHOOS FROM THE OUTNET.COM
THE SOLSTICE
THE SOLSTICE MARKS A TURNING POINT IN THE YEAR.
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MEET ME UNDER THAT PARASITIC PLANT
STEAL A KISS BENEATH A PARASITIC PLANT WHO'S NAME LITERALLY MEANS "DUNG TWIG".
PHOTO FROM WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.
REINDEER POO
THIS IS THE BEST REINDEER POO YOU'LL EVER EAT!
PHOTO FROM FLICKER
SANTA’S REINDEER WERE MOST LIKILY LADIES!
RUDOLPHINA THE RED-NOSED REINDEER?
PHOTO FROM PIXABOY AND CREATIVE COMMONS.
TO PRESERVE OR CONSERVE… WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ARE NOT THE SAME THING.
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FUN WAYS TO CATCH A LIZARD
RUBBER BANDS, FISHING, AND BOOBY TRAPS OH MY!
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS.
TIGERS - BUT NOT THE ONE YOU ARE THINKING OF
TIGER SALAMANDERS WILL EAT ANYTHING THEY CAN FIT IN THEIR MOUTH.
PHOTO FROM CREATIVE COMMONS.
THE OCEAN IS A GAMETE SOUP
THOSE OF YOU WHO LOVE TO SWIM IN THE OCEAN AND CONSIDER IT YOUR HAPPY SPACE SHOULD QUIT READING NOW.
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SESSILE ORGANISMS MUST BE READY FOR LOVE
IF YOU DON'T MOVE, YOUR CHANGES OF FINDING A MATE IS FAR SLIMMER THAN THOSE WHO ARE OUT THERE.
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RAD NAIADS
AN ASSERTIVE NAIAD CAN TAKE DOWN A SMALL FISH OR TADPOLE.
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THE STRAIGHT SCOOP ABOUT CHICK POOP
SONGBIRDS REMOVE THE CHICKS' POOP TO KEEP THE NEST CLEAN.
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STINKPOT
THE STINKPOT IS A SMALL, CARNIVOROUS TURTLE THAT... STINKS!
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THE PREDATOR WITH MANY LEGS
IT ACTIVATED ITS MANY LEGS AND DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW.
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THE BINK
BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, PREDATORY - PROBABLY SOFT TO THE TOUCH. THE BINK.
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