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10/16/2009

Peepin’ Ain’t Easy

Missing the forest for the trees in fall.

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10/02/2009

Getting Tanked

The art, artifice, and ardor behind the personal aquarium.

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09/18/2009

Pet Project

When it comes to health insurance, it's man vs. animal.

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09/04/2009

Name Tags

On the strange evolution of taxonomy.

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07/14/2009

Symbolic Gestures

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07/02/2009

Michael’s Menagerie

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06/12/2009

Animal Crossing

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05/29/2009

Consider the Hermit Crab

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05/15/2009

The Elephant in the Room

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04/30/2009

Duck, Duck, Goose

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