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Fellow beekeeper Heleen Nieman told Dutch radio that she had three bee colonies and wanted to give him one of them.

The story of American citizenship began precisely when America itself began—legally, officially—in July 1776, when 13 New World colonies bravely united to declare their joint independence from Great Britain.

At some point, writes Mr. Sharabi, “worm colonies start to form around us.”

Most former French colonies gained independence in the wake of World War II, but France held on to small islands across the globe.

Visitors can take a tour of a penguin colony nearby.