Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law
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Read between June 23 - July 1, 2025
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The caterpillars were ordered to appear in court on the twenty-eighth of June, at a specified hour, where they would be assigned legal representation.
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The most important thing to consider, Aaron says, is not what kind of bear you are facing, but what kind of attack. Is it predatory or is it defensive?
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If a bear starts to charge with its ears laid flat, you’re the one who needs to look scary. Open your jacket to make yourself look larger. If you’re in a group, get together and yell, so you look like one big, loud creature.
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The worst thing you can do in any situation where a predator seems bent on attack is to turn and run. This is especially true with a carnivorous hunter like a cougar, because running (or mountain-biking) away triggers the predator-prey response. It’s like a switch, and once it’s flipped on, it stays on for a surprisingly long time unless a kill is made.
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They want to take in lots of calories without having to burn lots of calories wandering around looking for calories.
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Whatever you do in this life, stay away from an inebriated bull elephant
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frequent erections,
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I had bananas. I was asking for it. I wanted to know what it was like to be mugged by monkeys.
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I am the sperm, and he’s the immunovaccinated egg.
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Why not just use a vibrator? “Oh, we tried. Oh my god, we tried. You could get a good erection but they wouldn’t ejaculate.”
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The future of turd science is bright.
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though rats and pigs are highly intelligent, likely more intelligent—I’m guessing, for I have not seen the SAT scores—than octopuses.
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Forensic ornithology!
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you have to make sure the wild mice on the island find them sexy,”