Animals/Fauna
The national bird of Panama
What is the Harpy Eagle
The name for a species that is not native to a specific region
What is Invasive species
This is the most diverse marine ecosystem type in the world
What are Coral Reefs
This rainforest is considered to be the most dangerous stretch of forest on the planet and is in Panama bordering Colombia
What is the Darién Gap
The STRI is an acronym for this research institute
What is The Smithsonian Tropical Research institute
List the 3 defining traits of Mammals
What is: has hair or fur, is warmblooded, and females produce milk
The tallest mountain in Panama
What is Volcán Barú
The process of clearing forests to make room for agricultural and urban expansion
What is Deforestation
It bites you, you die
What is venomous
One of the first major research institutes that begun environmental impact studies in Panama
What is the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Shark that is considered "the introvert" of the shark world. This shark will dart away from humans as fast as possible
What is the Black tipped reef shark
The distance between the pacific and Caribbean ocean is ___ km
What is 80 km
The year of the worst drought in Panamanian history
What is 2023
The highly toxic tree that can be found in Panama
The Manchineel tree
A research and conservation centre focused around the conservation frogs
What is EVACC or PARC
This is the fastest lizard species in the world
What is the Black spiny-tailed iguana
The species of plant that is characterized by growing off of another plant and can commonly be found in the mountainous cloud forest of Panama.
What is an epiphyte
A natural process of losing land along a coastline due to waves and weather patterns
What is costal erosion
The Darien gap is __ km wide
What is 100 km
This institute runs it's main operations in the province of Bocas Del Toro
What is ITEC
This frog produces a toxin called tetrodotoxin and a unique compound called zetekitoxin
What is the Panamanian Golden Frog
The name of the largest mountain range in Panama
What is Cordillera Central
What is the name of the effect of warm water not leaving central america
What is El Niño
The name locals call the Darien gap
What is El Tapón
The FONDAT conservation institute has released (Number) of baby sea turtles
What is 15000 baby sea turtles