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Illustration of Ptilinopus pelewensis (Palau Fruit-dove)
Ptilinopus pelewensis (Palau Fruit-dove)
Illustration of a man talking. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards.
Palau Storyboard: 1
Traditional Palau storyboard figure of a mangrove. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards.
Palau Storyboard: 2
Illustration
Palau Storyboard: 3
Illustration of a shark. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards.
Palau Storyboard: 4
Illustration of a rooster, representing money. The Palau storyboards and symbols are a way to tell stories of old Palauan legends, or legends from nearby places (Yap, Federated States of Micronesia, etc.). These particular symbols were taken from a bai, which is a traditional village meeting house/hut that is covered in storyboards.
Palau Storyboard: 5
Illustration of a collection of
Artifact: beads
Illustration of a Bai in Palau. Bai is a local Palauan name for the steep-roofed shelter built as a meeting place for the village elders.
Bai (Palauan meeting place)
Diagram showing how land clearing and development in the Ngerikiil watershed is causing erosion into Airai Bay, where the sediment smothers seagrasses and corals.
Diagram showing how land clearing and development…
Diagram showing how land use on Babeldaob Island affects the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Diagram showing how land use on Babeldaob Island…
Diagram showing how the Compact Road on Babeldaob has increase access and transport around the island, leading to increased impacts in the watersheds.
Diagram showing how the Compact Road on Babeldaob…
Underwater view of limestone stalactites in the Chandelier Cave in Palau.
Chandelier Cave in Palau
Limestone crystals of the stalactites in the Chandelier Cave in Palau
Chandelier Cave in Palau
Underwater view of limestone stalactites in the Chandelier Cave in Palau.
Chandelier Cave in Palau
A grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) at the Ulong Channel, Palau. In the background is an enormous colony of plate coral (Montipora species)
Grey reef shark, Palau
Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) in Ulong Channel, Palau
Moorish idol in Palau
Cryptogamic crusts are made up of communities of algae and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and when intact, will minimize erosion of the soil beneath.
Cryptogamic crust in Palau
Bais are traditional meeting houses in Palau. The use of symbols communicate stories and legends.
Bai in Palau
Bais are traditional meeting houses in Palau. The use of symbols communicate stories and legends.
Bai in Palau
Ascidians or sea squirts feed by filtering water taken in through their oral siphon.
Ascidians on coral, Palau
Barracuda at the Blue Corner, Palau
Barracuda in Palau
Butterflyfish (Family Chaetodontidae), such as this species at The Cemetery in Palau, include corallivores, or coral-eaters. This one is eating a solitary mushroom coral (Fungia species).
Butterflyfish eating a mushroom coral, Palau
Small patches of bleached coral at The Cemetery in Palau
Coral bleaching in Palau
Small patches of bleached coral at The Cemetery in Palau
Coral bleaching in Palau
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