12-01-2015, 04:06 PM | #1 |
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The upside down tortoise enigma
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150...ortoise-enigma
"Dr Golubović and her colleagues analysed 118 Hermann's tortoises (54 females and 64 males), placing each on its back and then measuring how much time they spent furiously waving their heads, legs and tail in a bid to recover. They then compared this performance with the geometry of the tortoise’s shell."
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12-01-2015, 05:00 PM | #2 |
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Very interesting. Thanks for sharing that x
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12-01-2015, 08:08 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for sharing. Interesting read
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I... cannot believe this... Thanks for sharing.
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