Imaginar un puma o un jaguar a escasos nueve kilómetros del centro de San José no es algo surreal.
¿Mapaches en San José centro? ¿Pumas en Heredia? ¿Coyotes en Cartago? Muchos se asombran, pero Costa Rica es un país megadiverso donde habitan más de 500.000 especies de plantas y animales, el 5% de biodiversidad mundial, así que no es raro que encontremos animales silvestres en cualquier rincón del país.
Hidden treasures in the rainforest!
Red-eyed tree frog | Agalychnis callidryas
Strawberry poison-dart frog | Oophaga pumilio
📸 These pictures were taken by our visitors Alexander and Cecilia
One of our daily visitors: The Congo or howler monkey.
Howler monkeys are primates that we can find in Central America and South America.
The monkey’s howl can be heard up to 3 miles on occasion. They are able to create such an incredibly audible sound due to an enlarged hyoid bone that is located in their throat. The hyoid bone basically acts like a huge resonator.
We invite you to learn about initiatives like @somoscongos that have been working for years for the conservation of these beautiful primates.
This male belongs to a gang that lives freely in the vicinity of @proyectoasis
Remember: wild animals are not pets.
Congo Monkey – Black Howler Monkey
(Alouatta palliata)
Howler Monkey
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