Platypus: The Extraordinary Story of how a Curious Creature Baffled the WorldSmithsonian Institution Press, 2001 - 226 páginas " ... story of a biological riddle that confounded scientists for nearly ninety years, challenging theories of creationism, evolution, and the classification of species along the way."--Jacket. |
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The Frenchmens Gaze | 19 |
The Wrangling Scientists | 48 |
The Land of Contrarieties | 61 |
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