Why this biologist loves unpopular animals, and more…

Quirks and Quarks

We tend to think of animals like snakes, rats and even cockroaches as pests, but in her new book, biologist Marlene Zuk says there's a lot we can learn from these less than desirable creatures, if we just give them a chance.


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2026-04-17 54 min

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