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Hungry animals that have once tasted an adult monarch butterfly leave others alone. The adult's bad taste comes from special chemicals in the milkweed that the caterpillar ate.


Haven for whales


Haven for whales
Greenpeace has asked that the northeast Atlantic continental shelf, an area where oil companies hope to drill, be named a UN World Heritage Site. A survey of the area recently conducted by Greenpeace and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society shows that it is home to many more whales and dolphins than previously thought.
10 OCTOBER 1998, P. 21
New Scientist
10 OCTOBER 1998, P. 21

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