Richa Malhotra

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Hakai

The sea urchin that won’t die

Teaching us resilience in these dark times

May 28, 2020 in Hakai, News, Writing Samples.

Plastic-free seals

Scientists examined the stomachs of Arctic seals. They found food (surprise, surprise) and rocks but no plastic inside. How did seals manage to escape the scourge of plastic?

January 29, 2020 in Hakai, Writing Samples.

Of fiddler crabs and their fiddles

Male fiddler crabs’ oversized claws are attractive to females, but they slow them down.

November 22, 2019 in Hakai, News, Writing Samples.

Fish eggs hatch after being pooped

It took a fish egg pooped by a swan to stop an old-age theory from flushing down the drain.

July 11, 2019 in Hakai, News, Writing Samples.

Little auks slurp like fish

They eat almost 60,000 prey in a day. And can store over 4,000 in their food pouch at one time.

June 21, 2018 in Hakai, News, Writing Samples, Year of the Bird.
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