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    April 2018 Programs at the American Museum of Natural History

    04/02/2018

  • CT scan of Carcharopsis tooth.

    Fossil Brain Case Reveals New Insights About Ancient Shark

    03/19/2018

  • Biofluorescent fishes of many sizes and shapes glow green, orange, and red against a black backdrop

    Podcast: Fishes That Glow – Exploring Biofluorescence and Bioluminescence in the Sea

    03/29/2018

  • An adult and two children use an interactive table in a darkened room.

    Top Questions About Our Senses Answered

    04/06/2018

  • A bottlenose dolphin holds its head above the ocean surface while swimming quickly

    Podcast: The Dolphin in the Mirror

    03/22/2018

  • An artist's depiction of colorful "hot Jupiter" exoplanets are lined up in front of a starry sky

    Podcast: Strange New Worlds with Elizabeth Tasker

    03/08/2018

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Animals of Cuba: Creatures Great and Small

Animals of Cuba: Creatures Great and Small

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by AMNH on 01/27/2017 03:56 pm

Evolving on an island can make animals very large, or very little. Cuba is home to some amazing examples of the "island rule."

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