For most of the twentieth century, small birds opened milk bottles.
They would land on a bottle left on a doorstep, peck or tear through the foil cap, and drink…
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The American national parks of the mid-nineteen-sixties were enormously popular, newly accessible by interstate highway, and run on a philosophy that is now almost unrecognisable. The job of…
Not a worm, not a snake, but a lizard that gave up its legs. Here are eleven.
1. It Is a Lizard That Gave Up Its Legs
Both halves of…
It fights to the death, and the red breast is a threat rather than a decoration. Here are sixteen.
1. It Will Fight Another Robin to the Death
The friendly…
It tastes with its feet, cannot chew, and sees you coming in slow motion. Here are fifteen.
1. It Tastes Everything With Its Feet
There are taste organs on the…
The adult has no working mouth. The damage is done by something you never see. Here are fourteen.
1. The Adult Cannot Eat Anything at All
The moth itself has…