The slither of tiny feet – rare 'lefty' snails produce offspring following public appeal

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17 May 2017 11:15:54.607

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Two rare ‘lefty’ snails brought together following a public appeal by a scientist at The University of Nottingham have produced their first offspring.

More than 170 baby snails have hatched, just six months after the story of Jeremy the ‘lefty’ garden snail and his search for a similarly left-coiling, or sinistral, companion hit international headlines.

Two potential mates were uncovered for Jeremy by a snail enthusiast in Ipswich and a snail farmer in Majorca following the appeal on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme back in October last year by Dr Angus Davison in the University’s School of Life Sciences.

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More information is available from Dr Angus Davison in the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham on +44 (0)115 823 0322, angus.davison@nottingham.ac.uk

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