Jason Bittel
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Bittel writes the Species Watch column for onEarth. He also contributes to National Geographic, The Week, and Slate, and serves up science for picky eaters on his website, BittelMeThis.com. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two tiny wolves. (Note: Wolves may be Pomeranians.)
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