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185 baby giant tortoises found wrapped in plastic and stuffed in suitcase

Workers at a Galapagos Island airport in Ecuador found a suitcase filled with 185 baby giant tortoises wrapped in plastic, a finding that local authorities called a “crime against wildlife and the natural heritage of Ecuadorians,” according to reports. USA Today, citing a statement from Seymour Airport on the island of Baltra, reported that an X-ray detected some kind… Read More »

‘Parentese,’ not traditional baby talk, boosts a baby’s language development

True baby talk, which a new study shows can boost infant brain and speech development, is actually proper adult speech, just delivered in a different cadence. “It uses real words and correct grammar, but it does use a higher pitch, a slower tempo and an exaggerated intonation,” said Naja Ferjan Ramirez, an assistant professor at… Read More »