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Stan Milewski, senior road safety officer for Warwickshire County Council, said gritting teams had been out "24-7" since the snow fell.
BBC: Snow in Coventry
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Mr Milewski said gritting lorries would be working throughout the weekend.
BBC: Snow in Coventry
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This is usually interpreted as anti-parasite behaviour, but Dr Milewski suggests it might, at least in part, be a trick to absorb iodine from the soil.
ECONOMIST: Elementary elephant control
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New-born elephants rely entirely on their mothers' milk for the substance and Dr Milewski reasons that mothers delay reproducing if they are deficient in the mineral.
ECONOMIST: Elementary elephant control