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"Dinosaur" wasn't coined until 1841 | Ep91
Description
Which of the following is not true?
a) Taiwan has a higher density of convenience stores than any other country
b) People in the 1700s and 1800s widely accepted there were extinct species because of fossil evidence
c) The word "dinosaur" wasn't coined until 1841
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly teach you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
In this episode:
- Rehabilitated olive ridley sea turtles return to the ocean in Taiwan
- Scientist of the week
- Extinct species denial
- Why all the lights at convenience stores are off
- Barreleyes
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See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!