The American crocodile has lived on Earth for millions of years, but today their numbers are rapidly declining because they are hunted for their skins.
Florida, Central America, and South America Diet: fish
For over 1,000 years, people called the Inuit lived in the Arctic. Long ago, they relied on fishing and hunting for survival in this frigid habitat.
Today, many Inuit still hunt and fish, but they also
The snowy egret is a beautiful sight. An adult egret is distinguished by its dark slender beak, long black legs, and yellow feet.
along the east coast of North and South America Diet: fish
One look at Redondasaurus, and you might think it’s a crocodile. After all, it has a similar long, armored body, with a long snout and short legs.
230-200 mya Size: 20-30 feet long Diet: carnivore (fish
The first vertebrates to fly took to the skies about 215 million years ago. These creatures were neither birds nor bats. They belonged to a group of flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
mya Size: 5 inches to 30 feet long Diet: insects, fish
Tipping the scales at more than 7 pounds, the Goliath is the largest frog in the world. Just two of these frogs weigh as much as a bowling ball.
marshes and wetlands and waits for insects, newts, and fish
Fossils are the key to understanding life in the past.
discovered a Plesiosaurus, Pteradactylus, and the fossil fish
Fossils are the key to understanding life in the past.
discovered a Plesiosaurus, Pteradactylus, and the fossil fish
John Karavias is an online instructor for Seminars on Science, the Museum’s online professional learning program for educators.
They camp all summer and love to fish, hike, kayak,
Cate Starr is an online instructor for Seminars on Science, the Museum’s online professional learning program for educators.
(Yes, fish really do have ears!)
