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Wild Love Stories; CA Brown Sea Hare, “Two’s Company, Three’s A Mating Chain”

Posted on: Feb 19, 2021 / News / 0 COMMENTS

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Wild Love Stories California Brown Sea Hare, “Two’s Company, Three’s a Mating Chain” By Whitney Thompson When looking for wild love stories in the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, look no further than the California Brown Sea Hare (Aplysia californica). Capable of growing ...

Wild Love Stories; Osprey, “He’s Her Osprey”

Posted on: Feb 17, 2021 / News / 0 COMMENTS

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Wild Love Stories Osprey, “He’s Her Osprey” By Kirsten Haltman The TV show Friends popularized the idea that lobsters mate for life in an episode aired in 1996. It turns out, though, that the slogan that now adorns a variety of merchandise ...

Wild Love Stories; Zostera Marina, “All Aboard The Love Boat”

Posted on: Feb 15, 2021 / News / 0 COMMENTS

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Wild Love Stories Zostera marina, “All Aboard the Love Boat” By Jesse Potter While plants are difficult to anthropomorphize into having the concept of love, they do get steamy in some interesting ways. And we’re not talking about humidity! Most people are ...

Wild Love Stories; Rattlesnakes: “A Tail Of Serpent Seduction”

Posted on: Feb 12, 2021 / News / 0 COMMENTS

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Wild Love Stories A Tail of Serpent Seduction By Kenny Perez Rattlesnakes are perhaps the absolute last animal you’d think of when it comes to love. After all, any reptile known for its deadly venom and fear-inducing rattle must be the epitome ...

Wild Love Stories; Merlins, Magical Love

Posted on: Feb 10, 2021 / News / 0 COMMENTS

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Wild Love Stories Magical Love By Maya Cheav You may have heard of Merlin the warlock, but the Merlin falcons (Falco columbarius) came first! Though their wizard counterpart possesses the ability of magic, Merlin birds have somewhat similar mystical powers in the ...

Wild Love Stories – 15 Million Years of Roshambo

Posted on: Feb 05, 2021 / News / 0 COMMENTS

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Wild Love Stories 15 Million Years of Roshambo By Jeannette Bush Western Side-blotched Lizards take love triangles to a whole new level with a game of color-coded Rock-Paper-Scissors! The players: western side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana elegans) ‘Rock’: Orange-throated male lizards ‘Paper’: ...