Shark Attacks in Perspective – International Shark Attack File https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/odds/perspective/
Shark attack is probably the most feared natural danger
Shark attack is probably the most feared natural danger
Shark attack is probably the most feared natural danger
Shark attack is probably the most feared natural danger
Manatee Wood Stork „Endangered“ species are in danger
Manatee Wood Stork “Endangered” species are in danger
American Alligator „Endangered“ species are in danger
Turtles American Alligator “Endangered” species are in danger
Conservation-Oriented References on Sharks compiled by: George H. Burgess Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 Applegate, S.P., Soltelo-Macias, F. and Espinosa-Arrubarrena, L. 1993. An overview of Mexican shark fisheries, with suggestions for shark
TRAFFIC International, Species in Danger Series, Cambridge
There are countless known species on the planet, but a new hermit crab found by a University of Florida researcher proves some interesting creatures remain to be discovered. Dredged from the deep sea near the island of Moorea in French Polynesia in 2009, the species exemplifies the rarely documen
There are two paths hermit crabs take to deal with danger
Smooth Butterfly Ray Gymnura micrura This diamond-shaped ray is much wider than it is long, usually 3 to 4 feet wide, and its short tail lacks the ray’s usual spine. It can vary from light brown to gray to greenish, with lighter or darker spots, and can manipulate its shading to blend better
Danger to Humans This is a small ray that does not
This is your last day to see the Wicked Plants exhibit! Peruse the poisonous, the prickly, and the downright terrifying plants from around the world–and your back yard.
last day to see the Wicked Plants exhibit before the danger
Clearnose Skate Raja eglanteria This diamond-shaped skate is generally a brown to gray color with darker spots and bars and some irregular lighter shapes. It is named for the translucent areas on either side of its rostral ridge, the triangle of its pointed snout. These skates live in the
Danger to Humans Danger to humans is extremely low.
The Ornithology Department at the Florida Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s leading bird research units, with significant collections of birds, eggs, skeletons, skins, sound recordings, and publications. These collections are vital to our mission of training students and conducting re
needed now in order to preserve species that are in danger
The Florida Museum has grown from a small teaching collection into an international powerhouse for research and education. In 1917, state legislation created the Florida State Museum (now Florida Museum of Natural History). But our roots go back to 1891, when a professor at Florida Agricultural Coll
when they were being forced onto reservations and in danger