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Like many other white Americans, after the murder of George Floyd, I felt the immediate need to do something, anything to better understand and ultimately dismantle systemic racism. Many amazing books, documentaries, and podcasts have already been recommended across social media and if you Google “b
about racism and discrimination” you will get recommendations from everyone from Amazon

A new study shows the eye size of birds can reveal broad patterns of their biology and behavior, including where they live, what they eat and how they hunt, providing a potential roadmap for future conservation efforts. Birds have some of the largest eyes relative to their bodies of all verteb
Band-tailed manakins, Pipra fasciicauda, can be found throughout much of the Amazon

Butterflies fly during the day while moths travel at night – or so you might think. In reality, their behavior is much more complicated. A new Florida Museum of Natural History study offers the first comprehensive overview of the surprisingly complex question of when butterflies and moths are act
adaptable to all kinds of environments, whether it’s the top of a mountain, an Amazon

Astronotus ocellatus These fresh water cichlids prefer slow-moving water with sunken branches and logs to hide behind. They’re usually a gray-brown to olive green mottle of colors, with an orange-ringed black ‚eye‘ spot (or two) at the tail to confuse predators. These stocky, oval fish form breed
a strictly freshwater species restricted to the Rio Ucayali drainage and upper Amazon

Introduction Detailed collecting locations are used by researchers for general mapping of collections; for detailed mapping, as in GIS computer applications; and to physically locate the plant(s) in order to obtain further research material. To facilitate research, locations should include country,
If a center point is collected for a collection in the Amazon, one should state that

Although sawfish look somewhat like sharks, their flattened bodies and wide pectoral fins reveal that they are actually rays. Their snouts (rostrum) are studded with denticles, specialized scales, which they use to thrash from side to side to stun crustaceans and invertebrates on the muddy floors of
records (12) originate in the state of Amazonas, located in the middle portion of the Amazon

Let’s look a little closer at sharks parts, habits, and biology:
Bull sharks have been captured ~2,100 miles (3,480 km) up the Amazon River, and ~

Ahmed, M. Z., M. Naveed, M. Noor ul Ane, S. X. Ren, P. D. Barro, and B. L. Qiu. 2014. Host suitability comparison between the MEAM1 and AsiaII 1 cryptic species of Bemisia tabaci in cotton growing zones of Pakistan. Pest Management Science DOI: 10.1002/ps.3716. Bae, Y. S., B. W. Lee, and K. T. Pa
new species of Euptychia Hübner, 1818 (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini) from the Amazon

Most of us are familiar with sloths, the bear-like animals that hang from trees, live life in the slow lane, take a month to digest a meal and poop just once a week. Their closest living relatives are anteaters and armadillos, and if that seems like an odd pairing, there’s a reason why. Today, there
falls from even moderate heights can cause severe damage and some trees in the Amazon

 The first Collectors Day at the Florida Museum of Natural History was part of our International Museum Day celebration on May 18, 1980. It hosted 20 collections and highlighted the importance of them and museums. Our last Collectors Day in 2020 hosted over 110 collections with 2,100 visitors, conti
that lived in the same habitat, or headdresses from native people living in the Amazon