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Learning to fly

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Mother bats may nudge
pups to grow up

As winged mammals, baby bats learn to fly and stop drinking mothers’ milk during their transition from infants to flying juveniles. Bat researchers observed a new behavior. Mothers push pups away with their forearms, perhaps encouraging them to go explore the world on their own

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Gamboa, Panama

Animal Behavior Zoology Biodiversity Origins of Species and Societies Gamboa Learning to fly

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Learning
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Mosquito!

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Research and Empowerment
Transform Science Education
in Panama and the World

Inspired by a universal call-to-action from the Interacademy Partnership (IAP) within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC), in conjunction with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and other organizations, is bringing together a global team to design inclusive and equitable research-based science education.

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Tupper Center

Disease Ecology Entomology Global Change Zoology Animal Behavior Biodiversity Evolutionary Ecology Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Earl S. Tupper

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Pacific-crossing creatures

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How genetically isolated is
the marine fauna of Panama’s
Coiba National Park?

Seemingly far removed from similar ecosystems, research by Smithsonian scientist Harilaos Lessios shows that the diverse marine life of Coiba is connected to the rest of Eastern Tropical Pacific — and beyond.

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Naos Island Laboratories

Marine Biology Fisheries and Marine Conservation Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Naos

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Fabulous frogs of Panama

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Come meet some of Panama’s amazing and endangered frogs at our newest exhibit

As part of the Smithsonian’s program to save frogs from an extinction-causing disease, the Punta Culebra Nature Center offers an exclusive glimpse at some of the amphibians we and our partner institutions are trying to save.