![Cuevas](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/cuba-game-cave-title/2664683-3-esl-ES/cuba-game-cave-title_full_495.png 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/cuba-game-cave-title/2664683-3-esl-ES/cuba-game-cave-title_full_990.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/cuba-game-cave-title/2664683-3-esl-ES/cuba-game-cave-title_full_1468.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/cuba-game-cave-title/2664683-3-esl-ES/cuba-game-cave-title_full_1980.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/cuba-game-cave-title/2664683-3-esl-ES/cuba-game-cave-title_full_2475.png 960w)
![Cuban cave](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/photo-caves/2565400-2-eng-US/photo-caves_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/photo-caves/2565400-2-eng-US/photo-caves_full_990.jpg 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/photo-caves/2565400-2-eng-US/photo-caves_full_1468.jpg 1280w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/photo-caves/2565400-2-eng-US/photo-caves_full_1980.jpg 1280w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/photo-caves/2565400-2-eng-US/photo-caves_full_2475.jpg 1280w)
Si pudieras volar sobre Cuba con visión de rayos-X, verías que el país está lleno de cuevas subterráneas. Estas cuevas escondidas y oscuras se formaron hace millones de años. Hoy, las cuevas son el hogar de algunos de los animales cubanos más extraños. También estas guardan pistas del pasado de Cuba. Como cápsulas del tiempo, las cuevas protegen fósiles de animales que vivieron hace mucho tiempo en las islas.
Encuentra la característica que mejor describe al organismo.
![Ornimegalonyx](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-ornimegalonyx/2664922-4-esl-ES/drag-ornimegalonyx_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-ornimegalonyx/2664922-4-esl-ES/drag-ornimegalonyx_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-ornimegalonyx/2664922-4-esl-ES/drag-ornimegalonyx_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-ornimegalonyx/2664922-4-esl-ES/drag-ornimegalonyx_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-ornimegalonyx/2664922-4-esl-ES/drag-ornimegalonyx_full_2475.png 405w)
![Murciélago de Poey](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-flower-bat/2664893-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-flower-bat_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-flower-bat/2664893-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-flower-bat_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-flower-bat/2664893-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-flower-bat_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-flower-bat/2664893-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-flower-bat_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-flower-bat/2664893-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-flower-bat_full_2475.png 405w)
![Megalocnus rodens](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-megalocnus-rodens/2664910-5-esl-ES/drag-megalocnus-rodens_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-megalocnus-rodens/2664910-5-esl-ES/drag-megalocnus-rodens_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-megalocnus-rodens/2664910-5-esl-ES/drag-megalocnus-rodens_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-megalocnus-rodens/2664910-5-esl-ES/drag-megalocnus-rodens_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-megalocnus-rodens/2664910-5-esl-ES/drag-megalocnus-rodens_full_2475.png 405w)
![Rana de Symington](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-symington-s-robber-frog/2664934-5-esl-ES/drag-symington-s-robber-frog_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-symington-s-robber-frog/2664934-5-esl-ES/drag-symington-s-robber-frog_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-symington-s-robber-frog/2664934-5-esl-ES/drag-symington-s-robber-frog_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-symington-s-robber-frog/2664934-5-esl-ES/drag-symington-s-robber-frog_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-symington-s-robber-frog/2664934-5-esl-ES/drag-symington-s-robber-frog_full_2475.png 405w)
![Charinus cubensis](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-charinus-cubensis/2664946-4-esl-ES/drag-charinus-cubensis_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-charinus-cubensis/2664946-4-esl-ES/drag-charinus-cubensis_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-charinus-cubensis/2664946-4-esl-ES/drag-charinus-cubensis_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-charinus-cubensis/2664946-4-esl-ES/drag-charinus-cubensis_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-charinus-cubensis/2664946-4-esl-ES/drag-charinus-cubensis_full_2475.png 405w)
![Pez ciego](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-cusk-eel/2664958-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-cusk-eel_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-cusk-eel/2664958-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-cusk-eel_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-cusk-eel/2664958-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-cusk-eel_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-cusk-eel/2664958-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-cusk-eel_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/drag-cuban-cusk-eel/2664958-4-esl-ES/drag-cuban-cusk-eel_full_2475.png 405w)
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_2475.png 405w)
vive en cuevas calientes a más de 100°F (38˚C)
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_2475.png 405w)
no puede ver
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_2475.png 405w)
ojos grandes adaptados a la oscuridad
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_2475.png 405w)
tal vez no podía volar
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_2475.png 405w)
un mamífero extinto de 200 libras (90 kg)
![](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_495.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_990.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1468.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_1980.png 405w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/question-mark-cave/2565412-4-eng-US/question-mark-cave_full_2475.png 405w)
usa dos patas como “antenas”
![Cuban flower bats](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-flower-bat/2598572-6-eng-US/lightbox-flower-bat_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-flower-bat/2598572-6-eng-US/lightbox-flower-bat_full_990.jpg 990w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-flower-bat/2598572-6-eng-US/lightbox-flower-bat_full_1468.jpg 1280w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-flower-bat/2598572-6-eng-US/lightbox-flower-bat_full_1980.jpg 1280w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-flower-bat/2598572-6-eng-US/lightbox-flower-bat_full_2475.jpg 1280w)
Murciélago de Poey
(Phyllonycteris poeyi)
Este murciélago vive en lugares muy calientes, húmedos, y apretados—viven en cuevas calientes llenas de miles de murciélagos.
¿Cómo pueden estas cuevas tener temperaturas sobre 100˚F (38˚C)? Los cuerpos calientes de los murciélagos emiten calor, y todos ellos producen grandes cantidades de guano, o excremento. Al descomponerse el guano, este también libera calor.
![Cuban cusk eel](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel/2598647-5-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel/2598647-5-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel/2598647-5-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel/2598647-5-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel/2598647-5-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-cusk-eel_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Pez ciego
(Lucifuga subterranea)
Mira detenidamente y verás que este pez largo como una anguila no tiene ojos! Como otras especies que viven en cuevas subterráneas, el pez ciego no puede ver. En fin, ellos viven en completa oscuridad y no necesitan ver.
Estos peces evolucionaron de peces que podían ver. A través de millones de años, evolucionaron la habilidad de vivir sin visión. Ellos dependen de otros sentidos para cazar, comer, y reproducirse.
El pez ciego cubano es común en cuevas y sumideros en Cuba, pero este raro pez no se encuentra en ningún otro lugar de la Tierra.
![Symingtons robber frog](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog/2598659-5-eng-US/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog_full_495.jpg 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog/2598659-5-eng-US/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog_full_990.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog/2598659-5-eng-US/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog_full_1468.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog/2598659-5-eng-US/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog_full_1980.jpg 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog/2598659-5-eng-US/lightbox-symingtons-robber-frog_full_2475.jpg 960w)
Rana de Symington
(Eleutherodactylus symingtoni)
A primera vista, esta rana grande y marrón puede parecer ordinaria. Pero estas ranas tienen grandes ojos en comparación con sus parientes. Tal vez esto es una adaptación para vivir en hábitats oscuros.
La rana de Symington es muy rara y está críticamente amenazada. Solo algunos cientos de ellas aún se encuentran en cuevas y áreas pedregosas de los bosques tropicales de Cuba. En años recientes algunos de estos hábitats han sido destruidos y fragmentados. Hoy estas ranas viven en algunos lugares aislados.
![Ornimegalonyx](/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl/2598635-4-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl_full_495.png 495w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl/2598635-4-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl_full_990.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl/2598635-4-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl_full_1468.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl/2598635-4-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl_full_1980.png 960w,/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/amnh/images/explore/ology-images/biodiversity/cuba-game/cave/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl/2598635-4-eng-US/lightbox-cuban-giant-owl_full_2475.png 960w)
Ornimegalonyx
¿Crees que esta ave gigante podía volar? Medía cerca de 3.5 pies (1 metro), casi el mismo tamaño que un niño de 5 años. Esta ave extinta fue el búho más grande que haya existido.
Los expertos aún debaten si Ornimegalonyx podía volar o si corría con sus largas patas para cazar su presa. Sin embargo, todos están de acuerdo de que era un depredador superior. Sus fósiles rodeados de restos de su presa se han encontrado en muchas cuevas. Esta ave gigante comía todo tipo de mamíferos, desde musarañas hasta roedores grandes como las jutías.
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Megalocnus rodens
Con un peso de casi 200 libras (90 kg), este perezoso gigante tal vez fue uno de los animales más extraños de Cuba. Fósiles cavernícolas revelan que varias especies de perezosos vivieron en el Caribe cerca de 18 millones de años atrás. Megalocnus rodens fue uno de los más grandes.
Los ancestros de estos perezosos llegaron al Caribe desde los continentes cercanos, tal vez nadando, cruzando puentes terrestres, o flotando en balsas naturales.
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Charinus cubensis
Guiada por un par de patas que parecen antenas, esta criatura se arrastra por las cuevas oscuras en Cuba—y solo en Cuba. Pertenece a un grupo de arácnidos llamados Amblypygi, comúnmente se les conoce como amblipígidos.
Sus patas delanteras segmentadas son más grandes que las demás y no las usan para caminar. Estas tienen función táctil, como antenas para detectar la presa y cambios ambientales.
Image Credits:
Cave icon illustration, © Stuart Holmes 2016, all rights reserved; Cave scene, David Smith/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0; Cuban flower bat, Merlin D. Tuttle/Science Source; cave with bats, Glen Bylsma; Megalocnus rodens, Patricia J. Wynne/AMNH; Charinus cubensis, Martin & Amanda Gamache/Tarantula Canada; Ornimegalonyx, Denis Finnin/AMNH; Cuban cusk eel, Oliver Zompro; Symington’s Robber Frog, Ariel Rodriguez.