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Can Squirrels See in Color

Squirrels can see some colors, but their color vision differs from humans in key ways. Unlike people with three types of color-sensing cone cells, squirrels have two cone types,...

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What Animal Has No Purpose: A Fact-Based Exploration of Existential Roles in Nature

When people ask what animal has no purpose, they are often mixing scientific ideas with philosophical ones. In science, every species has a role shaped by evolution, ecology, an...

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