Photos of animals in Costa Rica (Central America) [updated 2009-03-26]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from Costa Rica. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 2008. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

Mother White-faced Capuchin with a baby on its back American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle Sea turtle hatchlings Beige katydid feeding Isabella's Tiger Heliconian (Eueides isabella) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Mass of caterpillars Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) Yellow leaf-shaped katydid Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed Green insect with polka dots Small cicada-like insect from the Fulgoridae family Leaf-cutter ant nest Red-eyed katydid White-faced Capuchin Poison Dart Frog, Costa Rica Pair of sleeping dragonflies Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus Malachite butterfly (Siproeta Stelenes) Walking stick insect Blue hummingbird Mother White-faced Capuchin with a baby on its back Dark gray and red butterfly Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes, orange wings, and orange antenna. This robber fly or mydas fly, (Asilidae or Mydidae family) is a mimic of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa) Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) Green katydid Sea turtle hatchlings Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30