Triakis semifasciata This long, slim shark likes the sandy bottoms of bays or estuaries in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It has a broad, short snout, triangular fins, and a notched, asymmetrical caudal (tail) fin. On the dorsal side, it exhibits a silver or bronzed-gray coloration, fading to white u
Danger to Humans The leopard shark poses virtually no danger to humans.
Sawfishes live in coastal tropical and subtropical waters, including estuaries and river systems. Once ranging from New York to Texas, the smalltooth sawfish is now largely limited to the waters off the Florida coasts. With populations of sawfishes in decline, all information about these species is
They are in danger of extinction due to overfishing and habitat modification and
Our mission, should we choose to accept it, will be to find the worm Chaetopterus pergamentaceus from its type locality of „Antilles.“ Armed with that informative location description (thanks, Cuvier), Jenna’s keen sense of worm-dar, and Google Earth, we gladly accepted the mission and headed off to
current, the right amount of protection from the waves, and, to add an element of danger
The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count concluded last week with volunteers tallying bird sightings in 28 countries throughout North, Central and South America. Despite inclement weather, the count marked another exceptionally good year for birds in Gainesville, Florida, where volunteers observed
of multiple species from the sky, which work together to confront the suspected danger
Pteroplatytrygon violacea This unique stingray is named for its preference for a pelagic habitat, the open sea instead of near shore or ocean bottom, like most stingrays. It has a dark purple to blue-gray, wedge-shaped pectoral disc, which it flaps to ‚fly‘ through the water, and can grow to over
Danger to Humans There is one or more venomous spines located about a third of the
Astronotus ocellatus These fresh water cichlids prefer slow-moving water with sunken branches and logs to hide behind. They’re usually a gray-brown to olive green mottle of colors, with an orange-ringed black ‚eye‘ spot (or two) at the tail to confuse predators. These stocky, oval fish form breed
Danger to Humans The oscar poses no danger to humans.
Raja rhina This angular skate has a very pointed snout and triangle pectorals fins, with lobed pelvic fins alongside a stout tail. It is a dark brown, deal for living on a sandy bottom partially submerged in sand, and there are two small dark eye spots on its fins, each with a light center and li
thorns near its eyes and down along its tail, but it is shy and not considered a danger
Scomberomorus cavalla This elongated torpedo-shaped fish usually folds its first dorsal fin and pectoral fins into grooves, and keeps its second dorsal fin, anal fin, and finlets up to help with speed and maneuvering. It has a pointed snout and a distinctly forked caudal (tail) fin, and is usuall
a popular game fish, but are also one of the four fish at the top of the FDA’s danger
Everglades snail kite, American alligator, eastern indigo snake, wood stork, and Florida panther are among the threatened and endangered species found in freshwater marsh habitats. Threatened wildlife includes species, subspecies, or isolated populations that are likely to become endangered
isolated population is considered endangered that is, or soon may be, in immediate danger
Plants flowering at the wrong time of year suggest the approach of a powerful wind. Dolphins inexplicably abandon the harbor. Familiar birds are suddenly nowhere to be seen. Such observations have been recounted by local fisherfolk and Native Americans as signs that a serious storm is on the way. W
Pineland Road and meant that we sprang into action post-storm immediately after the danger
