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In the 1800s, Native Americans began to produce objects to sell to tourists to support themselves while living on reservations. The most popular items were European styles made using traditional materials, and often contained symbolic icons from both cultures. Summary Beaded Vest Made by Sioux
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The five species of sawfishes are globally endangered in part because their rostra (snouts) are prized trophy items. The Largetooth is now extinct in U.S. waters and the Smalltooth, once found from New York to Texas, is now largely restricted to southern Florida. Summary Sawfish Rostrum Top:
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Chaetopterus pump water through their parchment tube and filter small plankton through a mucus net they hold. Their tube is home for other organisms such as crabs and other worms. Summary Segmented Worm (Chaetopterus pergamentaceus) From Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Apr. 2015 Collection Invertebrate
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This large, flightless seabird once nested on seaside cliffs on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The last Great Auks lived on Funk Island off Newfoundland, where they were wiped out by sailors in 1844. Summary Great Auk Bones (Pinguinus impennis) Found in an archaeological midden, Newfoundland
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The Ivory-billed Woodpecker, an iconic bird of the American Southeast, declined rapidly as its forests were logged on massive scales. The last died out in Louisiana by 1944. Despite controversial sightings since, no proof has been produced. Summary Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principali
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Native to tropical Asia, the Air Potato thrives in Florida due to the warm climate – it can grow 8 inches a day! These plants grow thick and block sunlight to other plants, and so must be removed and destroyed to prevent native habitat destruction. Summary Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) Colle
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Giant Seep Worms live near deep-sea cold seeps where hydrocarbons leak from the sea floor. These worms lack a gut and get all of their nutrition from a symbiotic relationship with internal bacteria, which can use sulfides to generate energy. Summary Giant Seep Worms (Lamellibrachia luymesi) Fro
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Ocean-dwelling Ribbon Worms can grow longer than a blue whale, making them the world’s longest animal. These predators overwhelm their prey by shooting out a proboscis, a venomous spaghetti-like appendage that wraps around and kills prey. Summary Ribbon Worms Baseodiscus quinquelineatus, From
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