Evolutionary biologist at Washington University and the founding director of the Living Earth Collaborative, a unique biodiversity center and partnership between Washington University, the Saint Louis Zoo and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Author of “The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa”
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