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Otago Witness, Issue 3614, 19 June 1923, Page 30

- lino or the most remarkable creatures ever known is an oyster in the possession of Dr -J. TT. Orton, the famous scientist. Tins extraordinary pet can change ns sex. U was found by Dr Orton m June. 19-L w-ien it was a male. The scent Ist. adopted it and even went so far as to go e it a pet name-Oliver. Nothing happened for about a year, and then the astonished scientist found that Oliver hu presented him with thousands of baby °'" a 2 immediately changed its name to Olivette hut a fortnight later it was found that she had pea'll! become a member of the sterner »ex And so. in order that there might be no ' further mistakes, the strange creature became Ollv. which is equally suitable to u ‘’hoy” or a “girl!” It is thought that Ollv’s changes tare caused partially by changes of environment. For instance, a warm bath is sufficient to change the ovster from a male to a female, and vice versa. But it is also thought that Oily can effect these changes al will, and that if can join which sox appeals io it most at any particular moment. More than 1000 varieties of wheat are known.