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Young spittlebugs feed by sucking juice from plants. Some of this juice passes through their bodies and oozes as bubbles from openings on their bodies. The bubbles don't burst easily, so they quickly pile up. Sometimes these young spittlebugs are completely covered with bubbles.


Good news for gorillas


Good news for gorillas
The mountain gorillas of Rwanda, Uganda and Congo have increased from 320 to 355 in spite of civil unrest and armed conflict. Conservationists say this is likely a result of the "dedication of an armed field staff."
FEBRUARY 1, 2001
The Globe and Mail
FEBRUARY 1, 2001

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