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"The Channel Islands, off the coast of Southern California, are a
natural laboratory for a particularly adorable experiment in evolution.
A unique species called the island fox has lived there for several
thousand years, their bodies shrinking over the generations until now
each is smaller than a house cat. Adult island foxes weigh as little as
2.35 pounds."
Fascinating and adorable! Via Kam-Yung Soh.
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*** Xanni ***
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