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31/10/2022

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27/10/2022

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06/10/2022

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12/04/2022

Happy holidays.
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28/07/2021

When people ask me: what are the mornings like in Costa Rica? Just show these photos just 10 minutes apart from each other.

24/07/2021

The Northern Tamandua, also known as the Lesser Anteater, is one of three species of Anteater found in Costa Rica. They are medium sized with a long snout, sharp claws and a prehensile tail.

Anteaters don’t have any teeth, just an extremely long tongue which helps them feed on their main diet of termites, ants and bees. When threatened, Anteaters can become very aggressive and are rumoured to have killed much larger predators such as Jaguar when attacked.

23/07/2021

If you’ve ever picked up a shell from a beach in Costa Rica, you may have found it was already occupied.

Of the 800-plus species of hermit crabs in the world, only 15 live on land. Sea-dwelling hermit crabs can easily find a new home thanks to the high number of predators capable of sucking snails from their intact shells.

20/07/2021

This is one of Costa Rica's most interesting lizards. It is known by a variety of English names; Helmet-headed Lizard or Basilisk, Helmeted Iguana.

16/07/2021

One more day at the office.

12/07/2021

The green heron (Butorides virescens) is a small heron of North and Central America. The habitat of the green heron is small wetlands in low-lying areas. The species is most conspicuous during dusk and dawn, and if anything these birds are nocturnal rather than diurnal, preferring to retreat to sheltered areas in daytime.

09/07/2021

Mangrove boa (Corallus ruschenbergerii) is one of the largest members of the genus Corallus with adults reaching up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in total length (including tail). The colors are typically shades of yellow, brown or gray. The primary diet of C. ruschenbergerii consists of rodents and other small mammals, as well as birds and bats.

03/07/2021

Mangroves are the dominant ecosystems that line the coasts of subtropical and tropical coastlines around the world. Mangroves are survivors. With their roots submerged in water, mangrove trees thrive in hot, muddy, salty conditions that would quickly kill most plants. A series of adaptations allow these plants to not only live in these conditions but thrive, including a filtration system that keeps out much of the salt and a complex root system that holds the mangrove upright in the shifting sediments where land and water meet. Mangrove ecosystem also supports an incredible diversity of creatures, including some species unique to mangrove forests. And, as scientists are discovering, mangrove swamps are extremely important to our own well-being and to the health of the planet.

01/07/2021

The smooth helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus),[1][2][3] sometimes also known as helmeted iguana, helmeted basilisk, elegant helmeted lizard, etc.,[3] is a species of New World lizard in the family Corytophanidae. Corytophanes cristatus feeds on insects, spiders, worms, and other lizards. These organisms are extreme "sit and wait" predators and their foraging is brief and infrequent. Therefore, these lizards are considered to be opportunistic feeders.

30/06/2021

The mantled howler (Alouatta palliata), or golden-mantled howling monkey, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America. It takes its "mantled" name from the long guard hairs on its sides.

The mantled howler is one of the largest Central American monkeys, and males can weigh up to 9.8 kg (22 lb). It is the only Central American monkey that eats large quantities of leaves; it has several adaptations to this folivorous diet.

28/06/2021

White-lined bats are some of the most conspicuous bats you are likely to see while visiting the Osa Peninsula. These clever little bats are fond of using the overhangs of houses, or ecolodges, as their roosts and have learned to coexists with humans even in very altered environments.

27/06/2021

They can weigh up to 8kg and are covered in long, blonde, and brown fur. They have a naked face and long limbs with two claws on their front limbs and three claws on their back. Algae often grow on their fur, sometimes making them appear green in color.

27/06/2021

The tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum) is an American leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae) found in lowland forests of Central and South America.

Its face is characterized by a fleshy noseleaf and four white stripes. Primarily a frugivore, it may supplement its diet with insects, flower parts, pollen, and nectar. Its common name comes from its curious behavior of constructing tents out of large, fan-shaped leaves.

26/06/2021

The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana.

25/06/2021

Ctenosaura similis, commonly known as the black spiny-tailed iguana, black iguana, or black ctenosaur, is a lizard native to Mexico, Central America, and some Colombian islands in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. It has been introduced to the United States in the state of Florida. It is the largest species in the genus Ctenosaura.