Once you see a seagull swallowing a rabbit, you can’t unsee it. Gulls gulp down squirrels, rats, puffins, goslings, pigeons, fish, sharks,
and starfish, and hunt yet
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pigeons and even octopuses. In the great circle of life, octopuses in turn drown …
First new carnivorous plant identified by botanists in 20 years
“What’s particularly unique about this carnivorous plant is that it traps insects near its insect-pollinated flowers,” said lead author Dr. Qianshi Lin, a PhD student at UBC botany. “On the surface, this seems like a conflict between carnivory and poll…