Tag Archives: endangered species

Wildlife of Africa and the links to wildlife of South America

Posted on May 22, 2019 by borderslynn

When South America split from Africa (see previous blog) it became, for much of the past 130 million years, an island continent, and on it organisms evolved in “splendid isolation.” Mammals, especially, evolved into forms not seen anywhere else. The … Continue reading →

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The Jaguar of the Americas and implications for its origins: Part one

Posted on February 17, 2019 by borderslynn

Panthera onca is a genus within the Felidae family that was named and first described by the German naturalist Lorenz Oken in 1816. The British taxonomist Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as comprising the species lion, … Continue reading →

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The Sacred Condor

Posted on February 12, 2019 by borderslynn

The magnificent Condor is a familiar and respected scavenger bird which flies over the Americas. Condors are part of the family Cathartidae which contains the New World vultures. The Andean Condor‭ (‬Vultur gryphus‭)‬,‭ ‬is thought to possibly be the most … Continue reading →

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Migration from colder climates to tropical areas

Posted on January 25, 2019 by borderslynn

Costa Rica is one of the countries in Central America, first inhabited around 10000 years ago by tribes who had travelled across the world to this spot, and they found it covered with rainforest. Central American rainforests are environmentally sensitive … Continue reading →

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