A strontium analysis of fossilized horse teeth from Florida found that the animals did not travel far from where they were born. Researchers also found evidence that prehistoric horses fed …read more Source:: Science
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Predatory behavior of Florida’s skull-collecting ant
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•New research describes the behavioral and chemical strategies of a Florida ant, Formica archboldi, that decorates its nest with the dismembered body parts of other ant species. …read more Source:: Science
Florida circus elephants find second career in research
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•POLK CITY, Fla. (Reuters) – At a Florida retirement home for former circus elephants, residents enjoy a steady diet of high-quality hay and local fruits and vegetables, as well as …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Scientists document Florida ‘virgin births’ of endangered sawfish
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have documented in Florida a series of “virgin births,” reproduction without mating, in a critically endangered sawfish species pushed to the brink of extinction by over-fishing …read more Source:: UKScienceNews