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Jonathan Losos

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Evolutionary biologist, herpetologist, cat lover.

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Animals in Advertising According to the National Football League (NFL), this year’s Super Bowl LX, the final game of the NFL season that determines the world champions of American football, was viewed in the US by nearly 12...

Animals in Advertising wellbeingintl.org/animals-in-a...

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It Has Taken a While, But Americans Are Finally Waking Up to the Dangers of Trump The killing of protesters in Minneapolis by ICE and the public lies about what happened seem to be a turning point

It Has Taken a While, But Americans Are Finally Waking Up to the Dangers of Trump
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Feline: Photographs Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books

Not sure how this works, but Feline is now almost 50% off thanks to a "coupon" on Amazon

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Where Do Green Anoles Go to Sleep? Night Life in the Ogasawara Islands Sleep is one of the most fundamental states for animals, including humans and wildlife. When people travel to unfamiliar places, one of their first concerns is often where they will sleep that nigh…

Where Do Green Anoles Go to Sleep? Night Life in the Ogasawara Islands www.anoleannals.org/2026/01/08/w...

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In Venezuela, We Will Now See if Trump Can Do Anything That Is Hard Trump has mainly done easy things in foreign affairs that require little skill or follow-through. Now we will see if he up to the challenge of reconstituting Venezuela.

In Venezuela, We Will Now See if Trump Can Do Anything That Is Hard
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Pointy Snouted Green Anole Has a Thing for Star Fruit And who could blame the little green lady–star fruit are delicious! Miriam Lipsky of Miami explains: β€œThe star fruits (carambola) are indeed from my yard! Β I was picking them to give to…

Pointy Snouted Green Anole Has a Thing for Star Fruit www.anoleannals.org/2026/01/02/p...

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It’s publication day! β€œTeaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences” Ok, we’re seriously excited – not for tonight’s fireworks, but because after several years of work, our new book is officially published today! That’s right – Teaching and Mentoring Writers i…

It’s publication day! β€œTeaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences” scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/i...

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Big and Beautiful: Gift-Worthy Holiday Art Books
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The Moral Push-back Against Trump’s Immoral Foreign Policy It turns out that abandoning Ukraine and Hegseth’s kill order don’t play well even in our chaotic, transactional world

The Moral Push-back Against Trump’s Immoral Foreign Policy
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Feline: Photographs Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books

Feline 40% off!!! www.amazon.com/Feline-Photo...

20.11.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon has decided to unload my books at bargain basement prices!

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Spoil Islands in Florida: an Opportunity for Anole Experiments in the Wild Invasive species are a growing problem across our increasingly globalized planet. They are often adept at establishing stable population sizes very quickly, which allows them to outcompete native s…

Spoil Islands in Florida: an Opportunity for Anole Experiments in the Wild www.anoleannals.org/2025/10/30/s...

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Feline: Photographs Amazon.com: Feline: Photographs: 9781419773648: Flach, Tim, Losos, Jonathan: Books

If you look carefully, you'll see that the text is written by yours truly. I won't comment on that, but ther photographs are extraordinary! www.amazon.com/Feline-Photo...

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Rebreathing Semi-aquatic Anoles: Just a Scuba Tank… or Something More? Over the past several years, semi-aquatic anoles experienced a bit of viral fame for β€œscuba diving,” a nickname for their ability to rebreathe a bubble of air over their nostrils while diving…

Rebreathing Semi-aquatic Anoles: Just a Scuba Tank… or Something More? www.anoleannals.org/2025/10/15/r...

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β€˜Pirates’ of the Caribbean: The luck and pluck of three-legged lizards Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Georgia Institute of Technology study lizards who have lost limbs to understand how omnipresent the forces of natural selection can be, and ...
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3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild Most lizards probably don’t survive devastating injuries. But a new study documents 122 cases of limb loss across 58 species – these exceptions shine a new light on natural selection.

3-legged lizards can thrive against all odds, challenging assumptions about how evolution works in the wild
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See Stunning Feline Photography Revealing the Science of Cats Tim Flach captures his fascination with the science of cats in stunning photographs from his new book Feline
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How a wildlife photographer found one of his biggest challenges with house cats Wildlife photographer Tim Flach has been around the world to get the perfect shot. But his latest book, titled "Feline," may have been one his biggest challenges.

awesome photos! Check out who wrote the text! www.cbsnews.com/video/how-a-...

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More on Anole Eye Spots Some green anoles sometimes temporarily develop a black spot behind their eyes. We had a great post on why this happens in 2011. Spoiler: it’s a sign of stress. Reader Seth Whaland has provid…

More on Anole Eye Spots www.anoleannals.org/2025/09/04/m...

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Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolan Stout Anole Last updated on Tuesday 26 August 2025.Florida is home to an array of non-native Anolis species. Some of these introduced species are extremely widespread, such as Anolis sagrei (the Cuban brown an…

Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolan Stout Anole floridensis.com/2025/08/26/a...

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New Orleans’ Brown Anoles Can Tolerate Extraordinary Amounts of Lead in Their Blood Tulane University reports: Lead-resistant lizards in New Orleans could hold clues to combating lead poisoning August 20, 2025 9:00 AM Stacey PlaisanceΒ splaisance@tulane.edu Tulane researchers found…

New Orleans' Brown Anoles Can Tolerate Extraordinary Amounts of Lead in Their Blood www.anoleannals.org/2025/08/23/n...

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Fight Fiercely Harvard Settling with the federal government may be the right call for Harvard, but doing so will be a blow to American democracy

Fight Fiercely Harvard
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Israel's Gaza War Has Made Me Ashamed to Be a Jewish Zionist Israel's fight against Hamas started as a just war, but is now a moral travesty

Israel's Gaza War Has Made Me Ashamed to Be a Jewish Zionist
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Leiocephalus carinatus, the Northern Curly-tailed Lizard Last updated on Friday 25 July 2025.At some point in the 1940s, somebody decided to intentionally release a number of non-native Northern curly-tailed lizards (Leiocephalus carinatus armouri, speci…
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At long last, The Cat's Meow featured in the New York Times...sort of. www.nytimes.com/.../books/re...

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The Alluring Anoles of Alto Velo Although I have not been a prolific poster on AA, I have enjoyed contributing articles about the obscure and rarely seen anoles of the Greater Antilles and Lucayan archipelagos, such as Anolis erne…

The Alluring Anoles of Alto Velo www.anoleannals.org/2025/07/19/t...

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Some Thoughts on Trumpism and Soviet Communism on a Visit to Prague With Trump’s tariffs and immigration police, there are echoes of Eastern Europe’s authoritarian past

Some Thoughts on Trumpism and Soviet Communism on a Visit to Prague
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Non-native Herps Still Increasing in the Most Heavily Invaded Herp Community in the World. There truly is never a dull moment in South Florida, especially for those of us who love herps. South Florida is a herper’s paradise with at least 63 exotic herps recorded in the state in addition …

Non-native Herps Still Increasing in the Most Heavily Invaded Herp Community in the World. www.anoleannals.org/2025/07/06/n...

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How I built a 6 foot long stainless steel anole lizard sculpture: the Movie Read about Steve Nielsen, the artist, here.

<i>How I built a 6 foot long stainless steel anole lizard sculpture</i>: the Movie www.anoleannals.org/2025/06/03/h...

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Dewlap Drama in the Slender Anole: a Tale of Two Throats Color us intrigued! In the world of Anolis lizards, the dewlapβ€”a colorful throat fan used for communicationβ€”is one of the most iconic features. It’s been flaunted, flashed, and filmed in countless …

Dewlap Drama in the Slender Anole: a Tale of Two Throats www.anoleannals.org/2025/06/01/d...

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