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On April 3, 1860, in a letter addressed to the American botanist Asa Gray, the British naturalist Charles Darwin expressed his frustration at the presence of the peacock’s flashy tails: “The sight of a feather on a peacock’s tail, whenever the I watch, it makes me sick!” His displeasure was …

A goose has thrilled residents of Don Mills, Toronto, Canada, especially those who frequent a chain of stores called CF. The animal lives in a square near the region and used to walk along the sidewalks with its female companion. But one of those tours didn’t end well. The goose …