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<title>Natural Selections: Turtle anatomy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 7, 2012) Turtles breathe backwards; that is, when they relax their diaphragms, they inhale rather than exhale. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss the oddities of anatomy that arise from living in armor. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13939/20120607/natural-selections-turtle-anatomy">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Natural Selections: Turtles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 31, 2012) Snapping turtles aren’t really that vicious, unless they are provoked. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about their peculiar anatomy, safe ways (for turtle and human) to help them across highways, and more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5787/20120531/natural-selections-turtles">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Natural Selections: Hognose snake</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 10, 2011) The Eastern hognose snake is better known by its nickname, puff adder, derived from its agressive display when disturbed. Its bite is mildly venomous, capable of sedating small prey, such as toads. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss this common northeastern reptile. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/11068/20110210/natural-selections-hognose-snake">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Natural Selections: Rattlesnake Poison</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 8, 2010) Rattlesnakes and its other poisonous cousins in the US seem to be getting more toxic. Dr. Curt tells Martha Foley about one theory: that habitat loss and hunting pressure are reducing the average size and age of the reptiles, who have stronger venom when younger. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5125/20100708/natural-selections-rattlesnake-poison">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Natural Selections: Adirondack snakes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 10, 2008) A class asked Martha Foley and Curt Stager about the snakes of the region. There are about 10 indigenous species, only one poisonous. The most elusive is the worm snake, which looks like—and feeds on—its namesake. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/10602/20080110/natural-selections-adirondack-snakes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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