Shakespeare Species Quote of the Day, MARMOSET: and instruct thee how to snare the nimble marmoset. Marmosets are South American mammals which were exotic pets in the Tudor period. Many species are currently threatened or declining in the wild.
Shakespeare Species of the Day, ALLIGATOR: And in his needy shop a tortoise hung, an alligator stuffed. Europeans encountered Alligators in the Americas and the word is said to be a corruption of the Spanish for ‘lizard’.
