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National Geographic : 2005 Nov
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Science Island Construction of the Panama Canal created Barro Colorado Island (above) in man-made Lake Gatun. Home of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, BCI is famous among biologists as the most studied six square miles of tropical land on Earth-a lab of biodiversity with more than a thousand plant species and a hundred types of mammals. These populations aren't static: Some animals, including ocelots, can swim the narrow gap between BCI and the mainland. OCELOTS 73
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