Photo from Christiane Waldrich via Allen, Erdmann and Ichida (2024) The new species was identified by its preferred habitat, coloring, fins and other subtle physical features, the study said.

Animal lovers and families will likely enjoy Sarasota's Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary. This attraction has cared for exotic animals like lions, tigers, bears and chimpanzees since 1987.

About 17% of crude oil production and 7% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in response to Hurricane Rafael, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on ...

WEAR-TV — Hurricane Rafael struck Cuba Wednesday as a category 3 hurricane and then started its move over the Gulf of Mexico. Rafael is forecast to move west over the Gulf as a hurricane over ...

By Thursday morning, Rafael will enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico, likely as a Category 2 hurricane (winds from 96 to 110 mph). The storm will continue westward into the central Gulf of Mexico by ...

Rafael will move westward across the central Gulf of Mexico over the next 48 hours, that part is more certain. Then it will likely slow down and turn more southwestward over the southwestern Gulf of ...

On the forecast track, Rafael is expected to move over the southern Gulf of Mexico for the next few days. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected Thursday, leading to total ...

Hurricane Rafael continued to lose steam in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after striking Cuba as a Category 3 major hurricane one day earlier. As of 7 a.m., Rafael was still a Category 2 ...

Hurricane Rafael, still a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph, turned west-northwestward over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico after tearing across Cuba Wednesday, according to the ...

Oil and natural gas producers in the Gulf of Mexico were securing operations Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Rafael's expected arrival this week. Chevron on Wednesday said it was suspending ...