US Edition‘Observologists’ Search New Zealand to Give Rare Snail a Chance at Love | News Channel 3-12
Ned's rare left-coiling shell reverses his reproductive organs, a trait found in one in 40,000 snails, prompting a campaign to find a compatible mate and raise nature awareness.
- Illustrator and author Giselle Clarkson came across Ned, an unusual snail with a left-coiling shell, while working in her garden in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand.
- Ned's reversed shell spiral causes his reproductive organs to misalign, making it difficult for him to find a mate, prompting a nationwide campaign.
- The campaign encourages New Zealanders to observe their natural surroundings closely to find similar snails and foster a deeper connection with nature.
- Clarkson explains that the core idea is encouraging individuals to briefly engage with nature by observing it closely and sharpening their attention in ways they normally might not.
- This effort aims to boost awareness about gardening and natural intricacies while countering a 60% decline in human-nature connection over 200 years.
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Ned, a snail living alone in New Zealand, is different from his peers in that his shell curves to the left instead of the right. His special home makes it difficult for him to mate, so a nationwide campaign has been launched to find him a partner who is also "left-handed".
‘Observologists’ search New Zealand to give rare snail a chance at love | News Channel 3-12
By Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — From a little garden in New Zealand, comes a lonely snail looking for love. Ned is ying to another mollusc’s yang, but finding a match for him has become a nationwide effort. That is because Ned’s shell spirals left, while almost all other snails have right spiraling shells. It’s a one in 40,000 genetic condition among the common corno espersum, or garden snail, and it means Ned’s reproductive organs don’t line up wi…
With a left-turned house, the snail Ned has hardly any chances for offspring – now a nationwide search starts in New Zealand.
Ned has a left-wound housing and is therefore an exotic. Now the call of a magazine is meant to ensure that the snail does not have to lead a life in involuntary abstinence.
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