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Baleen & Biomimicry
A Writing 220 Gateway Project
By Reegan Ketzenberger
Marquette, MI
Penguin Feet
A collection of mini-essays on Biomimicry, why it's important to me, and hopefully why it's important to you and the future of sustinability.
Read on if you want to learn more about...
Penguins
& how they keep their feet from freezing
Baleen Whales
& how they filter tiny prey from water
Abalone Sea Snails
& how their shell is the world's toughest material
Mycorrhizal Fungi
& how it helps trees talk to each other
A Writing 220 Gateway Project
By Reegan Ketzenberger
"When we look at what is truly sustainable, the only real model that has worked over long periods of time is the natural world"
"Biomimicry is a practice that learns from and mimics the strategies found in nature to solve human design challenges—and find hope."
-Janine Benyus, Founder of the Biomimicry Institute
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