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First “Virtual Gigante” is a success
Febrero 03, 2022
After being taught annually for three decades, the Smithsonian Introductory Field Life Sciences Course was suspended due to the pandemic, but it made a digital comeback in 2021.
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Fear of cats
Smelly ocelot habitats may scare off seed-dispersing rodents
Febrero 24, 2022
An experiment in Panama’s Parque Natural Metropolitano and Gamboa revealed that agoutis were less likely to disperse and pilfer seeds in sites where ferocious felines roam.
Isolated gem
A bilingual book makes the unique biodiversity of Panama’s Escudo de Veraguas Island available to indigenous communities
Marzo 10, 2022
Botanist Alicia Ibañez hopes the book, which presents new data on the tiny island’s endemic flora and fauna in both Spanish and Ngäbere, will increase awareness of the importance of preserving its biodiversity.
Caught red handed
The mystery of an unusual Panamanian plant’s dispersal
Marzo 25, 2022
Camera traps in the forest canopy document a nocturnal mammal that may help Zamia pseudoparasitica survive up in the air.
Roost Rulers
Small prey bully large predators… and win
Marzo 23, 2022
Tiny, fruit-eating bats take over the roost of larger, carnivorous bats at the edge of Panama’s Soberanía National Park.
Ricardo Moreno
How can humans and jaguars coexist?
Mayo 19, 2022
From tracking the movements of large felines across the continent to helping rural communities reap the benefits of protecting biodiversity, director of Yaguará Panamá Foundation Ricardo Moreno turned his childhood dream into a mission.
Say cheese!
Solving mysteries of Panamanian fauna with camera traps
Mayo 24, 2022
Traditionally, we highlight the richness of the fauna that lives in the forests of Panama. However, the complex Panamanian forests also hide a diversity in the behavior of this fauna. Considering how small Panama is, for these same species, the behavior can vary according to its environment. In this talk we will talk about how camera traps provide us with pieces of the puzzle of the ecology and behavior of the fauna in Panama.
Wanderlust
What are whale sharks up to?
Julio 01, 2022
Satellite-tracking of the largest fish in the ocean offered insight into their migratory and feeding behavior, but their breeding grounds are still a mystery.
Does this ring a bell?
Wild bats can remember sounds for years
Julio 11, 2022
Researcher May Dixon discovered that frog-eating bats could recognize ringtones indicating a food reward up to four years later.
Super-apex predator
New 3D model shows: Megalodon could eat prey the size of entire killer whales
Agosto 22, 2022
Megalodon could fully consume prey the size of today’s killer whales and then roam the seas without more food for two months.
