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Ants in the spotlight

Ants in the Spotlight: The Hidden Gaps in Neotropical Ant Behavior Research

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Mutualism Under Pressure: New Research in Panama Shows a Plant's Ability to Keep Its Defender Ants Happy

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Frog Tadpoles That Grew Up In The City Developed Faster But Ended Up Being Smaller

Capuchin monkeys have been monkey-napping baby howler monkeys

Monkey-Nappers! A Group of Capuchin Monkeys Caught on Camera With Abducted Baby Howler Monkeys

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Bat Salad: First Record of Bats Eating Entire Leaves and Not Spitting Them Out

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Listen Up! Hungry Bats Emit Food Calls to Family and Friends

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'Scientists for Scientists' Wartime Grant Brings Ukrainian Bat Biologists to Panama

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Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter

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Indigenous Marine Scientist Studies Fish Feeding Evolution in Panama

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Red Flags: I'm Not the Bug for You

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Following the Swarm: Making a Documentary Short Film In Panama’s Tropical Forest

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Gamboa Bat Nights: Bilingual Noches de Murciélagos along the Panama Canal

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Barro Colorado Island, One Hundred Years of Science and Discoveries

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Have Antillean Manatees Crossed the Panama Canal into the Pacific?

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Does This Ring a Bell? Wild Bats Can Remember Sounds for Years

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A Yellow Submarine Explores the Depths of the Panamanian Pacific

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Smelly Ocelot Habitats May Scare Off Agoutis

As part of her fieldwork, Fernandez habituated the bats to her presence near their day-roosts, obtaining observations of their natural behaviors and recording their vocalizations in a completely undisturbed environment during months. (Ana Endara)

Similar to Human Babies, This Bat Species Learns to Communicate Through Babbling and Vocal Imitation

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