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Parrot Talk
One of the joys of owning a parrot can be the bird’s ability to talk. It’s such fun to seemingly carry on a conversation with your bird. It’s interesting to speculate how parrots can talk since they don’t have vocal cords or lips. Dr. Irene Pepperberg did some research on the subject at Brandeis and […]
Estimating a Tarantula’s Age
Trying to judge a tarantula’s age is very difficult. Lifespans vary with different species and genders. Male spiders have a much shorter lifespan than females. Males generally live from 3-6 years while females can live 30-40 years. The amount of food eaten and how warm the environment is are factors too. In order to try […]