Episode #620
News Items
Who's That Noisy
- Answer to last week: Parasaurolophus
Science or Fiction
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Item #1
Fiction
Because of their rebellious nature, goats were difficult to domesticate, which likely did not occur until about 3,000 years ago. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/domestication/
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Item #2
Science
Moroccan goats climb to the tops of trees where they graze on leaves and nuts, and spit out seeds to help spread the trees. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170524152555.htm
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Item #3
Science
Scientists have found that goats have regional accents, and will change their accent when they move to a new region. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/02/16/146989664/study-finds-goats-adjust-their-accents-based-on-social-surroundings
Skeptical Quote of the Week.
“We have become, by the power of a glorious evolutionary accident called intelligence, the stewards of life’s continuity on earth. We did not ask for this role, but we cannot abjure it. We may not be suited to it, but here we are.” ― Stephen Jay Gould, The Flamingo’s Smile: Reflections in Natural History