Goat man wins Ig Nobel

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The biology prize was shared by Dr Foster, a senior research associate at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, and Mr Thwaites, a designer who is not affiliated with a university.

Dr Foster ¨C a?qualified barrister and veterinarian ¨C lived in 바카라사이트 wild as a badger, otter, fox and bird for his book Being a Beast, published earlier this year.?

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