Alternative facts seem to be quite topical nowadays. Let me give you some that I’ve observed in the natural world.
Did you know that animals sometimes come up with their own alternative facts? Here are a couple of seagulls chattering about alternative astrophysics.
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Sometimes camels can give alternative facts about how their humps are oriented.
It definitely wasn’t the extremely hot sun, or the tequila. The alternative fact is, I witnessed a remarkable adaptation by an extremely endangered animal, the sawfish.
And finally, keeping with endangered species, check out this alternative fact sheet about a charismatic, yet sadly endangered species, the okapi.
The real characteristics of this odd creature are sum of about 20 million years of evolution in a small patch of Africa, making it wonderfully adapted to its dense rainforest habitat, which is quickly diminishing.