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#DispatchesDNLee 2015 Week 7 Recap

Recaps from the field #DispatchesDNLee 2015. I share my week in tweets and pictures from Tanzania, researching giant pouched rats and living far from home. Here is Week 7.  (And stop by and leave a heart, +1, Like, or follow my amazing intern who has been curating my tweets weekly, CaT Bobino - @IntheKnowShow )

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Week 7 I was in heaven. I finally got a chance to check out pouched rat pups, born since my arrival, up close.

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Sleeping Mama Pouched rat with newborn pups, pinkies, nursing from her upper nipples.

 


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DNLee is a biologist and she studies animal behavior, mammalogy, and ecology . She uses social media, informal experiential science experiences, and draws from hip hop culture to share science with general audiences, particularly under-served groups.

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