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central america
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 Last update: 2017-07-27
 
 
    
		        
		            
		            
		                ![Transparent shrimp with blue and white markings [belize_uw0176]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_uw0176.JPG) Transparent shrimp with blue and white markings [belize_uw0176] (Belize)
 
		                ![Leaf-footed Bug, family Coreidae [belize_8446]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8446.JPG) Leaf-footed Bug, family Coreidae [belize_8446] (Belize)
 
		                ![Scorpion [belize_8602]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8602.JPG) Scorpion [belize_8602] (Belize)
 
		                ![Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [belize_0402]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0402.JPG) Male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) [belize_0402] (Belize)
 
		                ![Fish [belize_uw0137]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_uw0137.JPG) Fish [belize_uw0137] (Belize)
 
		                 Aerial view of deforestation in Mexico (Belize)
 
		                ![Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) [local name in Belize: turk or fillymingo]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7370.JPG) Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) [local name in Belize: turk or fillymingo] (Belize)
 
		                ![Cleaner shrimp in a sponge [belize_uw0044]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_uw0044.JPG) Cleaner shrimp in a sponge [belize_uw0044] (Belize)
 
		                ![Orange orchard planted on deforested land [belize_8359]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8359.JPG) Orange orchard planted on deforested land [belize_8359] (Belize)
 
		                ![Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8515]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8515.JPG) Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8515] (Belize)
 
		                 Three river turtles peaking out of a pond (Belize)
 
		                ![Margay (Leopardus wiedii) [belize_7063]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7063.JPG) Margay (Leopardus wiedii) [belize_7063] (Belize)
 
		                ![American crocodile [belize_7084]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7084.JPG) American crocodile [belize_7084] (Belize)
 
		                 Mother Agouti nursing her offspring (Belize)
 
		                 Cave formations in ATM cave (Belize)
 
		                ![Young Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) eating berries [belize_8668]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8668.JPG) Young Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) eating berries [belize_8668] (Belize)
 
		                 Mangrove seedlings (Belize)
 
		                 Green iguana in the canopy (Belize)
 
		                ![Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8705a]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8705a.JPG) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8705a] (Belize)
 
		                ![Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8746]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8746.JPG) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8746] (Belize)
 
		                ![Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6988]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_6988.JPG) Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6988] (Belize)
 
		                 Sea urchin skeleton (Belize)
 
		                ![American crocodile [belize_7079]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7079.JPG) American crocodile [belize_7079] (Belize)
 
		                 Silhouette of a forest squirrel in Belize (Belize)
 
		                 Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) (Belize)
 
		                ![Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) [belize_8265]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8265.JPG) Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) [belize_8265] (Belize)
 
		                ![Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) [belize_6865]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_6865.JPG) Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) [belize_6865] (Belize)
 
		                 Insect eggs on a narrow leaf (Belize)
 
		                ![Rainforest pool [belize_8403]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8403.JPG) Rainforest pool [belize_8403] (Belize)
 
		                 Purple sea sponge (Belize)
 
		                 Slaty-tailed Trogon (Belize)
 
		                ![Rainforest pool [belize_8408]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8408.JPG) Rainforest pool [belize_8408] (Belize)
 
		                ![Belizean slash-and-burn [belize_7679]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7679.JPG) Belizean slash-and-burn [belize_7679] (Belize)
 
		                ![Human skull in ATM cave [belize_8427]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8427.JPG) Human skull in ATM cave [belize_8427] (Belize)
 
		                 Spider monkey showing it is male (Belize)
 
		                ![Margay sleeping atop a tree branch [belize_7357]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7357.JPG) Margay sleeping atop a tree branch [belize_7357] (Belize)
 
		                ![Forest cleared for pasture [belize_7654]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7654.JPG) Forest cleared for pasture [belize_7654] (Belize)
 
		                ![Deforested plain [belize_8348]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8348.JPG) Deforested plain [belize_8348] (Belize)
 
		                 Yellowhead Parrot (Amazona oratrix) (Belize)
 
		                ![Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)  [belize_7174]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7174.JPG) Black-headed Trogon (Trogon melanocephalus)  [belize_7174] (Belize)
 
		                ![Slash-and-burn agriculture [belize_7612]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7612.JPG) Slash-and-burn agriculture [belize_7612] (Belize)
 
		                 Sea urchin shell (Belize)
 
		                 Cleaner shrimp in a sponge (Belize)
 
		                 Common green iguana (Iguana iguana) in the rainforest canopy (Belize)
 
		                ![Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) [belize_7267]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7267.JPG) Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos salfuratus) [belize_7267] (Belize)
 
		                ![Cattle pasture on former rainforest land in Belize [belize_7591]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7591.JPG) Cattle pasture on former rainforest land in Belize [belize_7591] (Belize)
 
		                 Margay at the Belize Zoo (Belize)
 
		                 Palm fruit (Belize)
 
		                ![Great Blue Hole [belize_0332]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0332.JPG) Great Blue Hole [belize_0332] (Belize)
 
		                ![Stalactites in ATM cave [belize_8430]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8430.JPG) Stalactites in ATM cave [belize_8430] (Belize)
 
		                 Common anole (Belize)
 
		                ![Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_0121]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0121.JPG) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_0121] (Belize)
 
		                ![Coati in a tree [belize_7101]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7101.JPG) Coati in a tree [belize_7101] (Belize)
 
		                 Green iguana eating leaves in the canopy (Belize)
 
		                 Green anole (Belize)
 
		                ![Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) at the Belize Zoo [belize_7441]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7441.JPG) Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) at the Belize Zoo [belize_7441] (Belize)
 
		                 Creek flowing out of Actun Tunichil Muknal cave (Belize)
 
		                ![Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips [belize_7499]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7499.JPG) Jaguar (Panthera onca) licking its lips [belize_7499] (Belize)
 
		                ![Geoffroy's Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi [belize_7222]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7222.JPG) Geoffroy's Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi [belize_7222] (Belize)
 
		                ![Fer-de-lance [belize_8290]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8290.JPG) Fer-de-lance [belize_8290] (Belize)
 
		                ![Entrance to ATM cave [belize_8382]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8382.JPG) Entrance to ATM cave [belize_8382] (Belize)
 
		                 Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis) (Belize)
 
		                 Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) taking flight (Belize)
 
		                ![Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [belize_0175]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0175.JPG) Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [belize_0175] (Belize)
 
		                ![Butterfly [belize_8335]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8335.JPG) Butterfly [belize_8335] (Belize)
 
		                ![Insect eggs on a narrow leaf [belize_8197]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8197.JPG) Insect eggs on a narrow leaf [belize_8197] (Belize)
 
		                ![Aerial view of deforestation in Mexico [belize_uw0009]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_uw0009.JPG) Aerial view of deforestation in Mexico [belize_uw0009] (Belize)
 
		                 Guatusa (Dasyprocta punctata) (Belize)
 
		                ![Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) [belize_0099]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0099.JPG) Ocellated Turkey (Meleagris ocellata) [belize_0099] (Belize)
 
		                 Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena), not the Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) (Belize)
 
		                ![Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree [belize_8561]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8561.JPG) Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree [belize_8561] (Belize)
 
		                 Palm / floodplain forest (Belize)
 
		                 Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena) (Belize)
 
		                ![Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8756]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8756.JPG) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8756] (Belize)
 
		                 Red and yellow flower (Belize)
 
		                ![Dark green beetle with red spots [belize_8293]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_8293.JPG) Dark green beetle with red spots [belize_8293] (Belize)
 
		                 Jaguar eye (Belize)
 
		                ![Caged jaguar [belize_6958]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_6958.JPG) Caged jaguar [belize_6958] (Belize)
 
		                ![Caged jaguar [belize_6960]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_6960.JPG) Caged jaguar [belize_6960] (Belize)
 
		                 Howler monkey revealing its testicles (Belize)
 
		                 Young male jaguar playing with a ball at the Belize zoo (Belize)
 
		                 Howler monkey showing its balls (Belize)
 
		                 Howler monkey displaying its nuts (genitalia) (Belize)
 
		                ![Tapir penis [belize_7246]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_7246.JPG) Tapir penis [belize_7246] (Belize)
 
		                ![Caged jaguar [belize_6960a]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_6960a.JPG) Caged jaguar [belize_6960a] (Belize)
 
		                ![Jaguar eye [belize_6969]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_6969.JPG) Jaguar eye [belize_6969] (Belize)
 
		                 Howler monkey balls (Belize)
 
		                 Spider monkey penis (Belize)
 
		                 Tapir penis (Belize)
 
		                 Caged jaguar (Belize)
 
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