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Let’s celebrate nature’s spookiest and freakiest animals this Halloween

  • Written by Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Let’s celebrate nature’s spookiest and freakiest animals this HalloweenBildagentur-online/Getty

Beyond ghoulish costumes and mountains of lollies, Halloween is rooted in celebrating nature. It originated in the Celtic pagan tradition of Samhain, marking the bounty of the autumnal harvest and transition to the dark depths of winter.

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