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Brandon Keim (<a href="https://brandonkeim.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/9brandon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://bio.site/brandonkeim" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bio Site</a>) is a freelance journalist and contributing editor at Nautilus. His book <a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324007081" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet the Neighbors</a> explores what the science of animal intelligence means for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us.

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