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Animals in Costa Rica
Three-Toed Sloth / Perezoso de Tres Dedos
I wrote a post with more info about this sloth here: https://www.willdodds.com/trav...

Pozo Azul, Guanacaste Province
Keel-Billed Toucan / Tucán Pico Iris

Finca Educativa Don Juan, La Fortuna
Agouti / Agutí / Guatusa

Buena Vista Lodge, Guanacaste Province
Grasshopper / Chapulín

Buena Vista Lodge, Guanacaste Province
Crested Guan / Pava Crestada / Pava Moñuda

Buena Vista Lodge, Guanacaste Province
Cicada corpse / Cadáver de cigarra

Buena Vista Lodge, Guanacaste Province
Stick Bug / Mula del Diablo

Buena Vista Lodge, Guanacaste Province
Orange Millipede / Milpiés Anaranjado

Buena Vista Lodge, Guanacaste Province
Turquoise-Browed Motmot / Momoto Cejiazul
The National Bird of Nicaragua:

Buena Vista Lodge, Guanacaste Province
Blue Morpho Butterfly / Mariposa Morpho Azul
I saw and learned above these native Costa Rican butterflies at the butterfly garden of Costa Rica's National Museum in San José. I wrote more about it in this post here: https://www.willdodds.com/arti...
The morpho blue butterfly is cool because the underside of their wings are brown with an intricate pattern and the "overside" are a vibrant blue.

Museo Nacional, San José

Museo Nacional, San José
Tiger Longwing Butterfly / Mariposa Oro Helicon

Museo Nacional, San José
Blue Wave Butterfly / Mariposa Bufón Blanca

Museo Nacional, San José
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly / Mariposa Cometa Golondrina Gigante

Museo Nacional, San José
White Throated Magpie Jay / Urraca Cara Blanca

Nacazcol Hotel & Villas, Guanacaste Province
Millipede / Milpiés

Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja, Guanacaste Province
Green Iguana / Iguana Iguana

Katira Restaurant, Alajuela Province

Katira Restaurant, Alajuela Province
Hairy Black Caterpillar / Oruga Negra

Puentes Colgantes Arenal, Místico Park, La Fortuna
Lyre Snake / Culebra Lira

Puentes Colgantes Arenal, Místico Park, La Fortuna
Leafcutter Ant / Hormiga Cortadora de Hoja

Puentes Colgantes Arenal, Místico Park, La Fortuna
Sulfur Cone Snail / Drymaeus sulphureus

Puentes Colgantes Arenal, Místico Park, La Fortuna
Calligraphy Beetle / Escarabajo Calígrafo

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Guanacaste Province
Flat-Backed Millipede / Mipiés de Espalda Plana

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Guanacaste Province
Froghopper / Baba de Culebra

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Guanacaste Province
Pigeon / Paloma

Downtown San José
Spider Monkey / Mono Araña

Manuel Antonio National Park
Gladiator Tree Frog / Rana Gladiadora de Rosenberg

Manuel Antonio National Park
Street Cows / Vacas Callejeras

All over rural Costa Rica
Kinkajou / Kinkajú

Kinkajou Night Walk, Monteverde
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