The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013 by Tim Folger, Siddhartha Mukherjee

By Tim Folger, Siddhartha Mukherjee

Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Siddhartha Mukherjee, a number one melanoma surgeon and researcher, selects the year's most sensible technology and nature writing from newshounds who dive into their fields with interest and keenness, supplying must-read articles from a wide range of fields.

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They are so well insulated that even a dusting of snow on their back does not melt. ◁ YOUNG BISON A calf can stand, walk, or run with its mother a couple of hours after it is born. The calves are weaned at about six months. , and C. North America farms. However, the domesticated stock have been cross-bred with cattle and have lost many of their wild traits. Wild bison have excellent hearing and sense of smell, which are essential for detecting their chief natural predator, the gray wolf. Follow the grass Adult females and young live in groups of 10–60, led by an older cow.

Good swimmers, they are skilled at catching trout, bass, and salmon. Grizzly threat Grizzlies mate in late spring to early summer. The female gives birth to up to four cubs, usually while hibernating, nursing them in her den until April or May. Cubs stay with their mothers for two to four years, and the main threat to youngsters is from adult male grizzlies. Once common throughout the western US, grizzlies now occur in small numbers only in Idaho, Montana, Washington state, and Wyoming, with larger populations in Alaska and Canada.

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