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18 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in the Bahamas

Updated March 15, 2023

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This photo, captured by researchers Matthew Gardner and David Pereira on Grand Bahama in 2018, is one of the last-known sightings of the Bahama nuthatch. It is believed the bird was wiped out by Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

The Last Days of the Bahama Nuthatch

What's it like to "very probably" witness extinction?
by Shoshi Parks
An Allen Cay iguana strolling along the beach.

Solved: How the 'Monstrous' Iguanas of the Bahamas Got So Darn Big

The secret's in the seabirds.
by Erica Tennenhouse
An illustration of Anne Bonny and Mary Read from the 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates.

How Two 18th-Century Lady Pirates Became BFFs on the High Seas

Mary Read and Anne Bonny were the most feared pirate queens in the Caribbean.
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