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.

Brown katydid White-faced capuchin Rainforest canopy crab White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Black, red, and yellow butterfly Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Cicada White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Assassin Bug, family Reduviidae Giant daddy longlegs Black, beige, and brown grasshopper Praying mantis White-breasted Wood-Wren, Henicorhina leucosticta, being examined by scientists Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica Heliconid butterfly Transparent moth Yellow leaf-shaped katydid White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Mating sea turtles in ocean off Costa Rica White-faced Capuchin Gray Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) [formerly tagged Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)] Female Blue-crowned Manakin (Pipra coronata) being examined by a researcher Brownish-red Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) Banded Peacock or Fatima (Anartia fatima) butterfly Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea Small gray grebe or duck White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) 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