Photos of wildlife 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.

Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree Sea turtle hatchlings Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) feeding on a tamarind White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs Angry monkey Moth Sea turtle hatchlings Mother White-faced Capuchin with a baby on its back Blue-gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river Scarlet macaws in flight Howler monkey Baby sea turtle on a beach Chestnut-mandibled Toucan swallowing a flower Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle Caligo sp or Owl Butterfly with its wings closed White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) Find the Three-toed Sloth (hint: male sloths have a stripe on their back) Spider monkey Boatbill Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica) Sea turtle hatchlings Green insect with polka dots Small cicada-like insect from the Fulgoridae family Red-eyed katydid Leaf-cutter ant nest White-faced Capuchin Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus 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 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55