We have a wealth of information on sharks and shark bites here at the Museum, but here are some of the most common questions that we’ve been asked. Tips to help keep you and your family safe this summer: Swim with a buddy Stay close to shore Don’
sharks may bite a person by mistake during the frenzy for food, and habitually fed
Triaenodon obesus The Whitetip Reef Shark is a smaller, greyish brown shark with a distinctive white tip on its dorsal and caudal fins. (Compagno, 2005) It prefers caves and coral reefs, often be found resting by the bottom of the ocean by day and hunting by night (Compagno, 2005). Unlike many sh
The shark has a naturally placid nature to where they can be hand-fed (Fitzpatrick
In honor of Earth Week (you know, the week of Earth Day) and the beginnings of this blog, I’m celebrating each day with an activity that challenges me to get outside, think creatively, stretch my senses, and practice writing. So often in museum education, we get caught up in the logistics and
But, when home, I frequently get caught up in keeping myself fed, washing the dishes
Montbrook Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality LV070 Location South of Williston, Levy County, Florida Age Latest Miocene or earliest Pliocene epochs; late Hemphillian (Hemphillian 4 interval) land mammal age About 5.5 to 5 million years old (estimated) Basis of
), while all of the common birds in the Palmetto Fauna live along the coast and fed
Love Site (also known as LOVE BONE BED) University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL001 Location About 1 mile north of Archer, Alachua County, Florida, just off Route 241; 29.55° N, 82.52° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; latest Clarendonian land mammal age About 9.5 to 9 million y
Many of the Love Site ungulates are proposed to have fed mainly on grass and the
Many species live in seagrasses: Bacteria and Fungi Bacteria and fungi are responsible for the decomposition of dead seagrass blades. Microfauna and meiofauna colonize the dead seagrass blades, feeding on the bacteria and fungi as well as on the dissolved organic matter released from the decompo
in Florida waters, manatees are found in shallow seagrass meadows or in spring-fed
Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from the „Ancient Floridians“ chapter of „Florida’s Indians from Ancient Times to the Present,“ by Jerald T. Milanich, published by University Press of Florida in 1998. Since at least the 1920s, residents of Florida have been finding Indian artifacts
Water also could be found in a few very deep sinkholes fed during wetter intervals
The Calusa may have been the only ancient people in North America who established a kingdom without practicing agriculture. Their sophistication and fierceness enabled them to resist Spanish domination for some 200 years. The Calusa king Caalus, perched high on his throne in his grand house, watc
Fish stored in the watercourts likely fed the workers who built the massive palace
Threatened and endangered species of the Everglades include: Plants American Alligator American Crocodile Sea Turtles Birds Florida Panther Manatee Threatened wildlife includes species, subspecies, or isolated populations that are likely to become endangered in the ne
In Florida, manatees often migrate into warm spring-fed rivers or near the heated
A biodiversity inventory of the freshwater snail fauna of Holmes Creek, Florida Fred G. Thompson (1934-2016) (Fmr.) Curator of Malacology Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 This report is in the public domain 1. Introduction The freshwa
principally to the lower section of Holmes Creek in springs and in clear spring fed
