#MuseumLife, The Killdeer Specimen
Specimens are often donated to the Florida Museum by local residents and citizen scientists. If they hold scientific value or…
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New Peruvian bird species discovered by its song
A new species of bird from the heart of Peru remained undetected for years until researchers identified it by its…
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Extinct tortoise yields oldest tropical DNA
An extinct tortoise species that accidentally tumbled into a water-filled limestone sinkhole in the Bahamas about 1,000 years ago has…
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A reptilian anachronism
New study also shows American alligator shared ancient Florida with giant crocodiles From climate to the peninsula’s very shape, not…
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Thomas Farm: a prehistoric treasure
Places like the Hell Creek Formation in Montana and the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles echo famous prehistoric…
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Bird calls on demand
While standing next to a shelf filled with thousands of aging reel-to-reel and other tape recordings of bird sounds collected…
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Past bird extinctions could help today’s conservation
A new study of nearly 5,000 Haiti bird fossils shows contrary to a commonly held theory, human arrival 6,000 years…
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Researcher receives grant to study birds in the Andes
With $800,000 from the National Science Foundation, Florida Museum of Natural History conservation biologist Scott Robinson is researching bird ranges…
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Study finds cats No. 1 predator to urban mockingbird nests
A new University of Florida study shows cats are the dominant predator to mockingbird eggs and nestlings in urban areas, prompting conservationists…
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Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction in animal kingdom
A new study demonstrates extinction’s ripple effect through the animal kingdom, including how the demise of large mammals 20,000 years ago led…
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