2020.02.04

Maria Sibylla Merian, January 1670

Caiman defends her young against a false coral snake in this engraving by German-born illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian, published in 1719. Getty Images

Caiman defends her young against a false coral snake in this engraving by German-born illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian, published in 1719. Getty Images

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