Carved Crane Head
This object is on permanent display in the South Florida People & Environments exhibit, located in […]
Terror Bird
This object is on permanent display in the Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land exhibit, […]
Eskimo Curlew
The Eskimo Curlew traveled far, breeding in northern Canada and Alaska and wintering in southern South […]
Passenger Pigeon
Passenger Pigeons were one of the most abundant birds in the world, with total numbers estimated […]
Ivory-billed Woodpecker
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker, an iconic bird of the American Southeast, declined rapidly as its forests were […]
Carolina Parakeet
Naturalists noticed declining populations of the once-common Carolina Parakeets as early as the 1830s. By the […]
Great Auk
This large, flightless seabird once nested on seaside cliffs on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. […]
Resplendent Quetzal
Ancient Aztec and Maya regarded the Resplendent Quetzal’s bright feathers as objects of power, beauty and […]
Solomon Island Frogmouth
The rare Solomon Island Frogmouth was once considered a subspecies of the widespread Marbled Frogmouth. Comparing […]
Archaeological Animals
Columbus’ first voyage in 1492 introduced European pigs, cats, rats and mice to the Caribbean. Animal […]
