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American Crocodiles
The American crocodile can be seen throughout the lowlands of Costa Rica, gliding along rivers or sunning on muddy banks. It has a long, strong tail, a scaly suit of armor and a very powerful set of jaws. The American ...
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Anteaters
Costa Rica has three species of anteater — lesser, giant and silky, the most common of which is the lesser anteater (<em>Tamandua tetradactyla</em>), otherwise known as the collared anteater. A distant relative of ...
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Baird's Tapirs
What do you get when you cross a rhinoceros’ build with a horse’s eyes and an elephant’s prehensile snout? A Baird’s tapir. This unique looking creature is distantly related to both the rhino and the horse – but bears ...
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Basilisk Lizards
Three basilisk lizard species, the common basilisk, emerald basilisk and brown basilisk live in Costa Rica, and are present in most major ecosystems and climate zones. They are also known as Jesus Christ lizards for ...
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Bats
Of the approximate 1,100 bat species on Earth, 110 of them are found in Costa Rica. Most of the bats that live here are nocturnal, so they are best viewed at nighttime, when they swoop through the air, hunting for ...
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Blue Jeans Poison Dart Frogs
The tiny blue jeans poison dart frog, also known as the strawberry poison arrow frog, is one of Costa Rica’s most colorful and iconic amphibians. Its distinctive “chirp-chirp-chirp” is a forest favorite, easily heard ...
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