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Moving Up: Real Estate in the Hermit Crab World
Image copyright Carin Bondar, 'The Nature of Human Nature' Moving is both exciting and stressful at the same time for members of our species…finding (and being able to obtain) a home that meets the...
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The Chastity Belt: Alive and Well in the Animal Kingdom
Image copyright Carin Bondar 'The Nature of Human Nature' It’s a tough world out there. For the average Homo sapiens, having security in your relationship is a critical part to feeling successful. If...
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When times are tough: two working parents
Image copyright Carin Bondar 'The Nature of Human Nature' My neighbor and I had our daughters at approximately the same time. We spent a lot of time together during the first few months, had lots of...
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Parents who play favorites – all’s fair in the animal kingdom…
Image Copyright Carin Bondar 'The Nature of Human Nature' As parents, most of us vow to keep things equal between our offspring. In theory there should be an equal amount of time investment into...
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Sibling Rivalry at its Worst
Image Copyright Carin Bondar, 'The Nature of Human Nature' First born offspring have it pretty good. Mom is generally healthy and well-rested (having no other children to look after during her...
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He’s Having a Baby!
Image copyright Carin Bondar, 'The Nature of Human Nature' It’s a common topic of conversation among new (human) mothers: how our population would cease to exist if males had to bear the children....
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The Crowded Buffet: Wait or Settle?
Image copyright Carin Bondar 'The Nature of Human Nature' I’m not a huge fan of the ‘all you can eat buffet’. I find it akin to a bunch of humans pulled up to the feeding trough plowing through as...
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Artificial Insemination – How’s a Girl to Choose?
Image Copyright Carin Bondar 'The Nature of Human Nature' Upon first consideration it might seem somewhat un-natural for a human female to attend a sperm bank for the purposes of propagating her...
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No Eggs? No Problem!
According to our biological mantra, any energy spent either finding, courting and or fornicating with a member of the opposite sex is only justified if such an act is a bona fide attempt at spreading...
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Ocean Acidification – What is it, and why should we care?
The following exerpt is the first in a 4 part series that I’ve written for the David Suzuki Foundation about cutting edge research on ocean acidification. The researchers presented their latest...
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