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Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand. Thanks to the work of a small team of researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History, three new s
Museum of Natural History, three new species from The Bahamas

Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using the equivalent of facial recognition technology,
had recounted how peaceful Arawaks in modern-day Bahamas

Dr. William F. Keegan is Chairman and Curator of Anthropology, Department of Natural History, Florida Museum of Natural History. He also serves as Associate Director for Research and Collections. He holds affiliate appointments as Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Latin American Studies at th
survey of the islands in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Sharing caves with millions of bats, the Caribbean’s first humans may have driven some species of the winged mammals to extinction. “Scientists have been studying bat fossils in the Caribbean for years,” said David Steadman, curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. “The pr
including the early Amerindians who settled in the Bahamas

Prior to the first world war, sprawling European empires collectively controlled roughly 80% of Earth’s landmass. Following WWII, that percentage drastically shrank, as colonies and occupied territories successfully vied for their independence, leading many to assume that the colonial mindset of tak
taken in two countries — Trinidad and Tobago and The Bahamas

Fish have evolved to have different types of mouths depending on what their diet is and how they feed. The four different mouth types shown below are all designed to help fish catch their next meal most efficiently. Fish that have terminal or protrusible mouths generally feed on other fish. Fish th
Scombridae (Thunnus albacares) Yellowfin tuna Eleuthera, Bahamas

from the Florida Museum of Natural History
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My Hero by Billy Collins Just as the hare is zipping across the finish line, the tortoise has stopped once again by the roadside, this time to stick out his neck and nibble a bit of sweet grass, unlike the previous time when he was distracted by a bee humming in the heart of a wildflower.
site in the Turks and Caicos Islands and all of the Bahamas

from the Florida Museum of Natural History
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from the Florida Museum of Natural History
Our taste for Bahamas’ ‘most peaceable rodent’ shaped