South Florida’s subtropical climate makes it a comfortable place to settle down, and not just for us humans.
There’s a reason why a food pyramid is shaped, well, like a pyramid, and a reason why food pyramids and food chains are divided into trophic levels. Watch the video, we’ll clue you in.
Choices, choices, choices…so much food to choose from!
Metamorphosis is an incredible, mysterious process, and it happens in nature everyday…even in your own back yard!
Parasites: some suck your blood, others live off your insides. Don’t watch this one before dinner.
Life’s great when two different species partner up!
Commensalism: a symbiotic relationship in which only one of the organisms benefit. Sounds a lot like free-loading to us.
The world’s tropical forests are in trouble. The Maya, however, received everything they needed from the jungle’s bounty and developed a highly sustainable system of agriculture.
Cave diving in the world’s largest underground river system is an adventure we’ll never forget. Welcome to the Maya Underworld!
Ditch the machete and grab a mask and snorkel. We’re gonna explore the “tropical rainforests” of the sea!
Bonefish, AKA the “Grey Ghost,” are powerful, fast and highly prized by flats-fishermen in South Florida’s coastal waters. But they are disappearing. Fortunately, scientists and fishing guides are banding together to save these amazing predatory fish.
If you live in South Florida, lucky you! Because this chunk of subtropical paradise is home to 4, you heard it….4 incredible National Parks. Get out and explore!
Take a journey into the depths of Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, or as some call it, Cuba’s Everglades. The largest wetland in the Caribbean, this place explodes with unique plants and animals!
Cuba, like many islands, is rich with endemic life. Twenty seven species of birds can be found nowhere else in the world!
Cuba’s Jardines de la Reina might just be the most pristine and wild places left in the Caribbean!
Who knew the largest cat in Florida would be so vulnerable?
Welcome to the swamp, folks!
Who knew the dragonfly was such a mysterious shape-shifter?!
Exciting things can happen when dedicated people work together…like bringing a rare orchid back from the brink of extinction!
In South Florida there are crocodiles living in a nuclear power plant…but it’s not exactly what you’re thinking right now!
Chomp chomp.
Hungry, anyone?!
It’s mangrove baby-making time!!
Take a peek inside the amazing and amazingly important world of the seagrass habitat!
Find out how biologists and sport-fishermen are joining forces to understand fish populations in the coastal Everglades!
With a name like “snakehead,” what’s there to like?!
What the heck is that?! About the weirdest-looking turtle you’ve ever seen!
It’s like a submarine salad…a squishy, slimy slithering salad.
A wild cat named Bob. Now that’s funny.
The yellow-head jawfish is a terrifying monster of the sea. I’m totally kidding.
On just a few beaches in the world, thousands of ridley sea turtles come ashore to nest at the same time. Check out one of nature’s great spectacles!
What makes rainforests so unique? Well, lots of rain to start with.
D. Paul Reillo and the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation are trying to save the planet, with the help of a few rock-star animals!
This is a video all about hammocks. No, not the kind you string between two palm trees and take a nap in…. the hardwood variety.
A tangled mangrove forest might not be that attractive to your typical beach goer, but they’re pretty darn important. These highly specialized trees perform many functions that we take for granted….or probably don’t even realize!
When we think of South Florida, even those of us who grew up here, I bet this is what we usually picture: the postcard snap-shot of an arching coconut palm framed by a rosy sunset on a wide, sandy beach. Sorry dude, you got the wrong picture. First of all, that arching coconut palm that […]
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