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Laelaps is the blog of Brian Switek, a freelance science writer based in New Jersey. This blog frequently features his musings on paleontology, evolution, and the history of science. Switek also blogs for Smithsonian magazine's Dinosaur Tracking.
Switek's first book, Written in Stone, will be published next year by Bellevue Literary Press.
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Photo of the Day #402: Lace monitor
Category: Photography • Reptiles
Posted on: November 15, 2008 9:02 AM, by Brian Switek
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I miss the Bronx zoo... :(
Good luck in the scholarship contest!
Posted by: Airtightnoodle | November 16, 2008 10:15 AM