Nature's Exceptions to Our Rules
We all learned in grade school that animals are classified into different categories: Mammals have fur, are warm blooded, give birth to their young and feed their babies milk. Birds have feathers, lay eggs and don't have teeth. Reptiles are cold blooded and…
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