While other children scampered at the sight of lizards, he closed in with a curiosity of how they moved, fed and behaved. As he grew older, Mukasa’s interest only deepened ...

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The resulting observations, shared in his new book, “Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door,” justify the sore joints he developed along the way. In short order, he writes, “the ...

Generally hypoallergenic, quiet, clean and relatively undemanding, they’re popular with allergy sufferers, people living in ...