"If the island sinks, I will sink with it," Delfino Davies says, his smile unwavering. But the silence that surrounds him on Gardi Sugdub, his ancestral home, speaks volumes. "Before, you could hear children shouting… music everywhere, neighbors arguing," he recalls. "But now all the sounds have gone." His community, the Guna, are the first in Panama to be displaced by the … [Read more...] about ‘We left pieces of our life behind’: Indigenous group flees drowning island
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White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys in Panama Enter the Stone Age, Using Stone Tools for Nuts and Shellfish
Researchers have made a remarkable discovery about a population of white-faced capuchin monkeys in Panama. These intelligent primates have entered the Stone Age, using stone tools to break nuts and shellfish, making them the fourth type of primates to do so after humans, chimpanzees, and orangutans. The discovery is groundbreaking because it marks the first time that monkeys … [Read more...] about White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys in Panama Enter the Stone Age, Using Stone Tools for Nuts and Shellfish
In Panama, An Extremely Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Bee Was Discovered
Researchers discovered a truly unique bee in the neotropical forests of Panama: the left side of its body is male, while the right is female. Scientists led by Cornell University discovered this unique Neotropical bee Megalopta amoena while studying nocturnal bees in the forest of Barro Colorado Island, Panama, as reported in the Journal of Hymenoptera Research. When the … [Read more...] about In Panama, An Extremely Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Bee Was Discovered
A Family Of Panama Monkeys Has Entered The Stone Age
One population of white-faced capuchin monkeys in Panama has entered the Stone Age, according to researchers. The monkeys are the fourth species of primates to use stone tools to break nuts and shellfish, following us. The group lives on Jicarón island, a small island off the coast of Panama that is part of the Coiba National Park, according to New Scientist. The national … [Read more...] about A Family Of Panama Monkeys Has Entered The Stone Age