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After routing de Soto, Chickasaws repurposed Spanish objects for everyday use – Research News

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Archaeologists have unearthed a rare trove of more than 80 metal objects in Mississippi thought to be from Hernando de Soto’s 16th-century expedition through the Southeast. Many of the objects were repurposed by the resident Chickasaws as household tools and ornaments, an unusual practice at a time
A shrewd man with a reputation for bloodshed, de Soto was previously a key figure

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Alligator Gar – Discover Fishes

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Atractosteus spatula These elongated torpedo-shaped ‚living fossils‘ have long, broad snouts with two rows of sharp teeth in their mouths. Their scales are heavy and overlapping like chain mail, and their small fins are set far back near their abbreviated, irregular caudal (tail) fin. They genera
However, there is no documentation of attacks on man by alligator gars.

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How a century of fear turned deadly for sharks – Research News

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Before the summer of 1916, there was still debate about whether sharks could kill humans. Most people were not even sure if a shark could bite a human. One of them was New York multimillionaire Hermann Oelrichs, who offered a $500 reward in 1891 for anyone who proved a shark attacked a human. Tha
teasing headlines or broadcasts that tell consumers about shark-infested waters or man-eating

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‘Netherworldly’ freshwater fish named for Thai conservation visionary – Research News

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At first glance, Garra surinbinnani looks like a stout, brown minnow with the face of a boxer who’s gone one too many rounds. But the deep gash in its forehead studded with blue spikes is a natural feature whose function remains a mystery. Discovered by Florida Museum of Natural History researche
Completely unnerved, the man abandoned poaching instead.

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About the Endangered Species Act – Discover Fishes

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History of the United States Endangered Species Act Conservation efforts to save species of plants and animals from extinction began in the early 1900s. A species of plant or animal is considered extinct when there are no living members of that group found alive anywhere on Earth; in other words, a
mechanisms existing today to protect the species; or If there are any other natural or man-made

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New Arrivals – St. Augustine: America’s Ancient City

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After the Spanish exodus St. Augustine was repopulated by British soldiers, planters and loyalists from the other English American colonies. The population of St. Augustine grew dramatically after the beginning of the American revolution, as British loyalists fled to Florida, which was one of the fe
These 18th century paintings show the traditional dress of a man and a woman of Minorca

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Shark Conservation References – Florida Program for Shark Research

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Conservation-Oriented References on Sharks compiled by: George H. Burgess Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 Applegate, S.P., Soltelo-Macias, F. and Espinosa-Arrubarrena, L. 1993. An overview of Mexican shark fisheries, with suggestions for shark
Shark-Eating Man. World Watch 5 (2): 7-9.

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Vero Canal Site, Stratum 2 – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

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Vero Canal Site, Stratum 2 University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality IR005 Location The site is located within the City of Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, to the southeast of the municipal airport. 27.65º N; 80.40º W. Age Late Pleistocene Epoch; late Rancholabrean land
The Old Vero Man Site (8IR009): current Investigations suggest Pleistocene human

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Barbourofelis loveorum – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

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Barbourofelis loveorum Quick Facts Common Name: Loves’ false sabercat Barbourofelis loveorum is an extinct sabertoothed carnivore that weighed approximately 150 lbs, or about the size of a modern jaguar. It is believed that the Barbourofelis loveorum preferred a thickly wooded habitat, and
, the suffix –i is added to form a species name only if it is based on a single man

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Sawfish Myths – Discover Fishes

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A Fish Tale: Sawfish Fact and Fiction Through History By Carmen Elenberger For years sawfish carried a reputation as a formidable denizen of the deep. Their reputation was spread by writers such as Jules Verne, whose famous Captain Nemo instructed his sailors in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The
Apart from a suspicious account of a man being sawn in half by a sawfish in eighteenth

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