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Bobcat Fights Nesting Burmese Python in Florida Everglades

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Invasive Burmese pythons have spread across the Florida Everglades, destroying much of the native ecosystem and prompting humans to intervene and attempt to stop their takeover. But a recent discovery suggests that the Everglades might be able to fight its own battles. In a study published in Ecology and Evolution, researchers with the US Geological … Read more

The Ultimate Guide to Cooking an Iguana

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Any Floridian south of Lake Okeechobee knows there’s only one way to gauge a cold front, and it’s by the number of iguanas falling from the heavens. Though it might seem like one of the biblical plagues, the phenomenon has a scientific explanation. Essentially, iguanas are cold-blooded reptiles, and whenever temps dip below 45 degrees … Read more