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29 Feb 2012 | 13:40 EDT

Boston science museum’s gecko exhibit touches on debate over exotic pets

Posted by Tinker Ready | Categories: Boston science, Featured, science news, Uncategorized

Boston science museum's gecko exhibit touches on debate over exotic pets

Last week, during the school vacation, the gecko exhibit at the Museum of Science Boston was mobbed. Kids nosed up to the terrariums to see the nimble lizards scale the glass. They learned that geckos do not have sticky feet. Instead, tiny toepad hairs allow geckos to climb walls through phenomenon called frictional adhesion.  Read more

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