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Book Review: The Gatekeeper of America’s Seasons: Edwin Way Teale’s four iconic environmental books

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Author Edwin Way Teale, a somewhat forgotten naturalist extraordinaire, was a pleasing lyrical writer who followed the seasons across America in cross-country car trips with his wife Nellie four times …

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Book Review: The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

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Cover of The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery

Studies of animal intelligence have demonstrated the impressive cognitive abilities of certain animals: rhesus macaques, crows, bottlenose dolphins, border collies.  Recently, there is another animal gaining increasing recognition for its …

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