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Sammy the seal
Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.
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Testing evolutionary predictions in wild mice
An experimental demonstration of a “simple” evolutionary path for camouflage in nature Four decades ago, Dougal Dixon used “thought experiments” based on evolutionary and ecological principles in his book After Man ( 1 ), to imagine what adaptations species may develop in a future after humans disappeared. For example, he imagined that pytherons, a group of carnivorous mammals evolved from rats, would fill the ecological niche currently occupied by seals in the polar oceans. Pytheron evolution included fin-shaped limbs and a streamlined body, better adapted for swimming. His book on “speculative evolution” is a reminder that making specific predictions about trait evolution in nature, in many cases, belongs more to science fiction than to science. Indeed, evolutionary ecology has yet to build a predictive framework that allows forecasting how genetically encoded traits may respond to known selective pressures ( 2 , 3 ). On page 499 of this issue, Barrett et al. ( 4 ) take advantage of recently evolved traits in wild mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) with known genetic architecture to experimentally simulate the ecological context and evolutionary forces that may have led to the evolution of differences in coat color according to soil color in Sand Hills, Nebraska.
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Sealed with a kiss
\"A story about a seal who struggles to fit in at her new home in the zoo, but ultimately finds her place surrounded by new friends\"--Provided by publisher.
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Figures of Life
The otway plain bioregion, in the southwest of the state of Victoria, Australia, is bordered on one side by the Otway ranges and on another by the western shore of the vast Port Phillip Bay, with the town of Queenscliff sitting on its furthest point.¹ On one side of this outpost town is Bass Strait, a major shipping lane that separates the mainland from Tasmania (Antarctica is the next landmass to the south); on the other, formed by the small peninsula on which Queenscliff sits, is Swan Bay. Close by is the township of Point Lonsdale. Between them, Queenscliff and
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Klondike, do not eat those cupcakes!
\"Klondike isn't supposed to eat the cupcakes until his sister's birthday party...but can he wait that long?\"-- Provided by publisher.
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What if?
What if a boy found a beach ball and kicked it into the ocean? What if two seals found it and began to play? What if a third seal appeared on the beach looking for a friend? Enjoy this visit to the beach and the chance to guess what happens when different choices are made.
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My little ocean
Seal, Seagull, and Crab introduce readers to their homes in the ocean and on the beach: showing which plants grow on the ocean floor, what crabs look like, and which fish have fun red dots. Elegantly designed with spare text, Katrin's Wiehle's gentle, adorable illustrations complement the sustainable format. Printed on thick, 100% recycled board, this eco-friendly board book series encourages little readers to enjoy nature--inside and out! -- Amazon.
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Five flying penguins
Five little penguins flee from a seal, flying through the water, and find themselves in an innocent game of tag.
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Sealed with a kiss
\"Ariel loves playing hide-and-seek with her little seal friend. But when the princess can't find him anywhere she begins to worry\"--Amazon.com.
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