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" I've always been interested in animal behavior, and I keep reading about it because it's so surprising all the time - so many things are happening around us that we neglect to look at. Part of the passion I have for biology is based on this wonderment. "

Isabella Rossellini

Time

Passion

Behavior

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Interesting

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Know

Love

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