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Wildlife: coatimundi, aka coati, on the look out for a snack. These critters and varied monkeys are the villains that constantly rob campsites of poorly protected food stashes.
All
rainforests/jungles suffer from the same wildlife
sighting problem, namely most of the blighters are nocturnal,
and who wants to be wandering around through the dark, dripping
foliage after dark, what with all the mosquitoes, spooky noises,
leeches dropping off trees onto warm flesh, deadly snakes waiting
to be trodden on, who knows what's behind you and so on?
In daylight hours common sightings are monkeys, coatis, iguana,
sloths, butterflies, frogs and distant birds but help may be
needed for efficient, quality sightings or night excursions.
Hire
a guide or travel with a tour if financially possible
as they will organise your transport, accommodation, food and
drink, know where and when to find the elusive wildlife, will
tell you the critter's names and habits, when and how to protect
you from death by mamba and will keep you comfortable in the
process.
Wildlife: a lardy adult iguana considering his diet options. A common but endlessly fascinating sight.
A grasshopper gets a warming cuddle from a Bird-eating spider.
© Peter Neu, Dreamstime.com
You may consider taking your own mosquito net with you or picking one up in San José, as clouds of these appalling buzzers are the very worst thing about tropical forests. Needless to say, around dusk, a Deet-heavy [25%-50%] repellent will be vital in a jungle environment along with full-length light-coloured clothing, including trousers tucked into deety socks - mozzies love to dine on ankles.
A startlingly chromatic Poison Dart Frog.
© Ethan Kocak, Dreamstime.com
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