For Earth Day, Learn About Local Science
When anthropologist Barbara J. King went in search of science taking place near her home for Earth Day, she met a shark called Fred and otters named Moe and Molly.
On a sunny Spring day last week, I met two Northern River Otters called Moe and Molly at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, a few towns over from where I live.
They were introduced to me by George Mathews, curatorial director of the VLM — and friend, especially, to Moe.
As a youngster, Moe, now about age 12, had been taken in as a pet by someone living in Maryland after his mother was struck and killed by a boat propeller. Moe was confined to a bathtub — except when he was taken outdoors in a wagon or on a leash.
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