Our islands have multiple species of plants that belong to the Morning glory family in the wild. One of the most inconspicuous but also one of the most delicate of them is what we call the Yerba di sas
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Species ID
Download nature posters for educational purposes!
The former Museum of Natural History Curaçao designed a total of 3 educational posters for schools in 2019-2020 about the wildlife of the island. These digital posters were designed as PDF documents in A3 formats that could be downloaded and printed for uses in educational settings. These 3 posters are now also available for download on the Caribbean Footprint website.
Marine creatures: Portuguese Man’o War (Physalia physalis)
Every year, during the period in between Carnival and Easter, popularly known as Lent (temp’i kuaresma), and sometimes earlier or later in the year, the wind pattern in our region tends to be irregular. When the directions from which the winds originate shift towards the south-east, our island might receive visits from a bizarre organism, one that we often are not too happy with.
Yellow Birds on the ABC Islands – Save & share!
There are birds on our islands that still cause a lot of confusion when people ask for their identification. Despite the abundance of books, online information, and social media, some bird species are apparently so similar that they are consistently misnamed, practically creating online wars over who wants to be right.