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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
May 9,
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Teresa Izzo<br>
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<div align="center"><b>NATURE SCREEN<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents<br>
A PBS Documentary Film<br>
<i>“Plants Behaving Badly” <br>
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BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents
PBS’ documentary film “<i>Plants Behaving Badly</i>”
<b>Saturday, June 9, 2018 11:30am & 1pm.<br>
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</b> Narrated by David Attenborough, <i>Plants Behaving Badly</i>
focuses on<b><i> </i></b>two groups of plants that exhibit such
intriguing behavior that a century and a half ago attracted the attention
of Charles Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous
plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two, one-hour films, ‘Plants
Behaving Badly’ reveal a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any
fictional thriller. <br><br>
<b><i>Part 1: CARNIVOROUS PLANTS</i></b> <b>~ 11:30am<br>
</b>Scientists have recently shown that many more plants are carnivorous
than we had ever thought. Welcome to the world of killer tomatoes and
murderous potatoes. Even the more well-known carnivorous plants -
sundews, flytraps, and pitchers - are revealing new behavior. <br><br>
<b><i>Part 2: ORCHIDS</i> ~ 1pm<br>
</b>Darwin's book 'On the Origin of Species' shook the scientific world
and far beyond. Yet it was his next book, devoted entirely to orchids,
which filled in gaps and clarified his revolutionary ideas. Orchids have
an ethereal beauty, whether growing hundreds of feet up in a misty
rainforest or along the edges of busy suburban roads. Using sex as a lure
by impersonating a female bee or wasp, their exotic flowers are shaped
for just one purpose - to seduce pollinators. <br>
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Free with Museum Admission<br>
</b>For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
508-896-8844 - fax</body>
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