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		                 Rainforest canopy (Costa Rica)
 
		                 White palm flowers (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed treefrog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Black wing-tipped dragonfly (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Thecadactylus rapicauda gecko [costa-rica-d_0429]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0429.jpg) Thecadactylus rapicauda gecko [costa-rica-d_0429] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Ginger plant [costa-rica_0670]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0670.jpg) Ginger plant [costa-rica_0670] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Yellow leaf (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Parrot (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Agalychnis spurrelli tree frog [costa_rica_osa_0691]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0691.jpg) Agalychnis spurrelli tree frog [costa_rica_osa_0691] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0915]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0915.jpg) Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0915] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_siquirres_0011]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0011.jpg) Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_siquirres_0011] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red and yellow heliconia (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0894]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0894.jpg) Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0894] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Caterpillar [costa_rica_siquirres_0982]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0982.jpg) Caterpillar [costa_rica_siquirres_0982] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Palm fruits (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0961]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0961.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_0961] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Osa rainforest tree [costa_rica_osa_0073]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0073.jpg) Osa rainforest tree [costa_rica_osa_0073] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_1040]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_1040.jpg) Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_1040] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) [costa-rica_0329]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0329.jpg) Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) [costa-rica_0329] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rainforest tree [costa_rica_osa_0210]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0210.jpg) Rainforest tree [costa_rica_osa_0210] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Shedding anole (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0255]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0255.jpg) Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0255] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Blue and black butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1202]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1202.jpg) Blue and black butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1202] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Spider [costa_rica_siquirres_0273]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0273.jpg) Spider [costa_rica_siquirres_0273] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Godart's Cycadian (Eumaeus godartii), a black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0468]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0468.jpg) Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0468] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Clear-winged butterfly in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Brownish-red Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Hatchling sea turtle (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Agalychnis callidryas tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Yellow Heliconia maraca [costa_rica_la_selva_0952]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0952.jpg) Yellow Heliconia maraca [costa_rica_la_selva_0952] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Leaf frog [costa_rica_4689]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_4689.JPG) Leaf frog [costa_rica_4689] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1341]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_1341.jpg) White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1341] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0290]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0290.jpg) Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0290] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Green moth (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf [costa-rica_1427]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_1427.jpg) Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight over crashing surf [costa-rica_1427] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Yellow heliconia (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red cup fungi [costa_rica_la_selva_0010]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0010.jpg) Red cup fungi [costa_rica_la_selva_0010] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Giant bamboo [costa_rica_osa_0759]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0759.jpg) Giant bamboo [costa_rica_osa_0759] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Heliconia structure (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0517]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0517.jpg) Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0517] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Granular Poison Arrow Frog (Oophaga granulifera) - red form (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red, black, and orange insect (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Nephila orb spider (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) [costa_rica_la_selva_0192]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0192.jpg) Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) [costa_rica_la_selva_0192] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest [costa-rica_0957]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0957.jpg) Canopy of the Osa Peninsula rainforest [costa-rica_0957] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0741]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0741.jpg) Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0741] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0104]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0104.jpg) Blue-grey Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0104] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green insect [Dictyopharid Planthoppers, family Dictyopharidae]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0400a.jpg) Green insect [Dictyopharid Planthoppers, family Dictyopharidae] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Sea turtle hatchlings (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Oil palm plantation in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0252]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0252.jpg) Oil palm plantation in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0252] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Poison dart frog (Phyllobates lugubris) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Golden Orb Weaver Spider (female) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Tropical forest leaves caught in sunlight (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0055]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0055.jpg) Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0055] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Orange, yellow, and white flower (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_0796]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0796.jpg) Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_0796] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Plant [costa_rica_siquirres_0558]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0558.jpg) Plant [costa_rica_siquirres_0558] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Scarlet macaws in flight over the Costa Rican rainforest [costa_rica_osa_0403]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0403.jpg) Scarlet macaws in flight over the Costa Rican rainforest [costa_rica_osa_0403] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0422]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0422.jpg) Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0422] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Cat-eyed snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0229]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0229.jpg) Cat-eyed snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0229] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Lizard [costa_rica_la_selva_1228]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1228.jpg) Lizard [costa_rica_la_selva_1228] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Blue morpho butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0360]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0360.jpg) Blue morpho butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0360] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) [costa-rica_0029]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0029.jpg) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) [costa-rica_0029] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red and yellow heliconia [costa-rica-d_0097]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0097.jpg) Red and yellow heliconia [costa-rica-d_0097] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Masked frog (Litoria personata) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Philodendrons (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back [costa-rica_0446]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0446.jpg) Green Poison Arrow Frog (Dendrobates auratus) with a tadpole on its back [costa-rica_0446] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Canopy walkway [costa_rica_la_selva_0859]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0859.jpg) Canopy walkway [costa_rica_la_selva_0859] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Cricket (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Palm oil in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0213]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0213.jpg) Palm oil in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0213] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Stick insect [costa_rica_siquirres_0876]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0876.jpg) Stick insect [costa_rica_siquirres_0876] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_0730]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0730.jpg) Glasshopper [costa_rica_siquirres_0730] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Cattle grazing on pasture adjacent to rainforest in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Gliding Tree Frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0313]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0313.jpg) Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0313] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Blue feather (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Bromeliad [costa-rica-d_0083]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0083.jpg) Bromeliad [costa-rica-d_0083] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Orange fungi [costa_rica_osa_0323]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0323.jpg) Orange fungi [costa_rica_osa_0323] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Giant rainforest tree [costa-rica-d_0151]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0151.jpg) Giant rainforest tree [costa-rica-d_0151] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Long-nosed Bats (Rhynchonycteris naso) mimicking a vine on a tree trunk (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Giant bamboo [costa-rica-d_0058]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0058.jpg) Giant bamboo [costa-rica-d_0058] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0259]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0259.jpg) Snake [costa_rica_siquirres_0259] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Aerial view of coastal forest and coral reefs in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0068]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0068.jpg) Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0068] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0668]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0668.jpg) Group of Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys [costa_rica_osa_0668] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Mottled anole (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Skink (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6040]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_6040.JPG) American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6040] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Grasshopper [costa_rica_la_selva_0565]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0565.jpg) Grasshopper [costa_rica_la_selva_0565] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red cup mushroom [costa_rica_la_selva_0935]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0935.jpg) Red cup mushroom [costa_rica_la_selva_0935] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Green-blue bee (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male] [costa_rica_la_selva_0091]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0091.jpg) Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male] [costa_rica_la_selva_0091] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1178]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1178.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1178] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Rainforest roach (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1288]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1288.jpg) Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1288] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0929]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0929.jpg) Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0929] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Squirrel monkey [costa_rica_osa_0721]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0721.jpg) Squirrel monkey [costa_rica_osa_0721] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Yellow heliconia [costa_rica_4819]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_4819.JPG) Yellow heliconia [costa_rica_4819] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Anole [costa_rica_la_selva_1732]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1732.jpg) Anole [costa_rica_la_selva_1732] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 3-toed sloth (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Rainforest creeks (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Aerial view of oil palm plantations near Quepos (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rhaebo haematiticus frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0215]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0215.jpg) Rhaebo haematiticus frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0215] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Heliconia flower (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1147]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1147.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1147] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Oropendula nests (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Costa Rica rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0664]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0664.jpg) Costa Rica rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0664] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Dark gray and red butterfly (Pierella helvetia incanescens) (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0327]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0327.jpg) Frog eggs [costa_rica_siquirres_0327] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Morning near Cabo Matapalo (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1144]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1144.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1144] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Fishing spider (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1779]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1779.jpg) Heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1779] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Scarlet macaws atop a cecropia tree (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Elongated green katydid (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Giant green katydid (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0624a]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0624a.jpg) Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0624a] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] [costa_rica_5389]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_5389.JPG) Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] [costa_rica_5389] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Brown Pelicans in flight [costa-rica_1409]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_1409.jpg) Brown Pelicans in flight [costa-rica_1409] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Passion flower [costa-rica_0989]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0989.jpg) Passion flower [costa-rica_0989] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Sunset in Dominical [costarica-096]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costarica-096.jpg) Sunset in Dominical [costarica-096] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Scarlet macaw in flight (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4220]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_4220.JPG) Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4220] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Giant rainforest tree [costa_rica_osa_0248]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0248.jpg) Giant rainforest tree [costa_rica_osa_0248] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Costa Rica rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0674]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0674.jpg) Costa Rica rainforest [costa_rica_siquirres_0674] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Orchid (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Baby green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0010]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0010.jpg) Baby green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0010] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0287]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0287.jpg) Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0287] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Banana flower (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0014]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0014.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0014] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Orange and black caterpillar (Costa Rica)
 
		                 View of Corcovado on the Osa Peninsula (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Fer de lance [costa_rica_osa_0563]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0563.jpg) Fer de lance [costa_rica_osa_0563] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Squirrel [costa_rica_la_selva_0046]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0046.jpg) Squirrel [costa_rica_la_selva_0046] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Smokey Jungle Frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_0947]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0947.jpg) Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_0947] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Cicada [costa_rica_la_selva_1842]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1842.jpg) Cicada [costa_rica_la_selva_1842] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Male green kingfisher [costa_rica_osa_0342]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0342.jpg) Male green kingfisher [costa_rica_osa_0342] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0369]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0369.jpg) White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0369] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Bug [costa_rica_siquirres_0546]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0546.jpg) Bug [costa_rica_siquirres_0546] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Orb spider eating a cicada [costa_rica_la_selva_1857]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1857.jpg) Orb spider eating a cicada [costa_rica_la_selva_1857] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Leaf in the Costa Rican jungle (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Anole [costa_rica_osa_0180]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0180.jpg) Anole [costa_rica_osa_0180] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Black, red, and yellow insect (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rainforest [costa_rica_osa_0018]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0018.jpg) Rainforest [costa_rica_osa_0018] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0923]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0923.jpg) Glass frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0923] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0266]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0266.jpg) Aerial view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0266] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red and green arrow poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus) (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Central American rainforest [costa_rica_la_selva_1345]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1345.jpg) Central American rainforest [costa_rica_la_selva_1345] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Bromeliad [cr_3847]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_3847.JPG) Bromeliad [cr_3847] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Surf and coastline near Puerto Escondido (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Pacific Ocean and Rainforest (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Baby green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1838]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1838.jpg) Baby green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_la_selva_1838] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Hyalinobatrachium colymbiphyllum glass frogs (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Agalychnis callidryas tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Rainforest tree on the Osa Peninsula (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera) [costa_rica_siquirres_0507]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0507.jpg) Granular Poison Frog (Oophaga granulifera) [costa_rica_siquirres_0507] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) [costa_rica_la_selva_1559]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1559.jpg) Mantled howler (Alouatta palliata) [costa_rica_la_selva_1559] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0893]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0893.jpg) Frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0893] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rainforest tree [costa_rica_la_selva_0917]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0917.jpg) Rainforest tree [costa_rica_la_selva_0917] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Alfaro's Pygmy Squirrel (Microsciuris alfari) (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) [costa-rica_0294]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0294.jpg) Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi ornatus) [costa-rica_0294] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1335a]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_1335a.jpg) White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1335a] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Phyllobates vittatus Dart Frog [costa_rica_osa_0576]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0576.jpg) Phyllobates vittatus Dart Frog [costa_rica_osa_0576] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Mother caiman protecting her young (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Frog [costa_rica_osa_0894]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0894.jpg) Frog [costa_rica_osa_0894] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0363]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0363.jpg) White-Faced Capuchin Monkey (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_la_selva_0363] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa [costa_rica_5513]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_5513.JPG) Common chunk headed snake - Imantodes cenchoa [costa_rica_5513] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![White-faced capuchin [cr_4334]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_4334.JPG) White-faced capuchin [cr_4334] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Salamander [costa_rica_siquirres_0444]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0444.jpg) Salamander [costa_rica_siquirres_0444] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Praying mantis [costa_rica_osa_0747]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0747.jpg) Praying mantis [costa_rica_osa_0747] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Bird of paradise (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed treefrog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Bug [costa_rica_siquirres_0068]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0068.jpg) Bug [costa_rica_siquirres_0068] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Aerial view of coffee plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0464]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0464.jpg) Aerial view of coffee plantations in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0464] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Flowering bromeliad (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Blue morpho butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0350]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0350.jpg) Blue morpho butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0350] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Bird of paradise [costa-rica_0461]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0461.jpg) Bird of paradise [costa-rica_0461] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Orange Net-winged Beetle (family Lycidae) with purple antenna (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Baby spider monkey [costa_rica_osa_0621]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0621.jpg) Baby spider monkey [costa_rica_osa_0621] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6039a]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_6039a.JPG) American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6039a] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Anole [costa_rica_la_selva_1736]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1736.jpg) Anole [costa_rica_la_selva_1736] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1778]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1778.jpg) Heliconia [costa_rica_la_selva_1778] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Green poison arrow frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Common Tody-Flycatcher (Todirostrum cinereum) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Unknown moth (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Passion flower (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4236]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_4236.JPG) Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4236] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Stick insect [costa_rica_siquirres_0075]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0075.jpg) Stick insect [costa_rica_siquirres_0075] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Rufous Motmot (Baryphthengus martii) (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Blue, yellow, and orange insect [costa-rica-d_0324]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0324.jpg) Blue, yellow, and orange insect [costa-rica-d_0324] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Butterfly [costa_rica_siquirres_0798]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0798.jpg) Butterfly [costa_rica_siquirres_0798] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Moth [costa_rica_siquirres_1082]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_1082.jpg) Moth [costa_rica_siquirres_1082] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) [formerly tagged Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/cr_4138.JPG) Common Potoo (Nyctibius griseus) [formerly tagged Short-tailed Nighthawk (Lurocalis semitorquatus)] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red cup fungi [costa_rica_la_selva_0002]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0002.jpg) Red cup fungi [costa_rica_la_selva_0002] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Anole with a blood-sucking tick on its neck (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0245]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0245.jpg) Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0245] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Squirrel [costa_rica_osa_0469]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0469.jpg) Squirrel [costa_rica_osa_0469] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Mantled Howler (Alouatta palliata) or Golden-mantled Howling Monkey (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Magenta stalk with green fruit (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Brown leaf with yellow-ringed green spots (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Aerial view of coffee plantations in Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0731]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0731.jpg) Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0731] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0076]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0076.jpg) Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0076] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rainforests [costa_rica_osa_0151]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0151.jpg) Rainforests [costa_rica_osa_0151] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [costa-rica_0278]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0278.jpg) Black-headed trogon (Trogon melanocephalus) [costa-rica_0278] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Palm oil in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0197]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0197.jpg) Palm oil in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0197] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0251]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0251.jpg) Green basilisk [costa_rica_la_selva_0251] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Leaf frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Frog [costa_rica_osa_0778]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0778.jpg) Frog [costa_rica_osa_0778] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1051]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1051.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1051] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0488]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0488.jpg) Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0488] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [costa-rica_a_0065]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_a_0065.jpg) Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [costa-rica_a_0065] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed treefrog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Airplane view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0294]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0294.jpg) Airplane view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0294] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0312]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0312.jpg) Katydid [costa_rica_siquirres_0312] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Phyllobates lugubris poison dart frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Scarlet macaws in flight (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back [costa_rica_4555]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_4555.JPG) Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back [costa_rica_4555] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 The rainforest canopy from below (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Anole [costa-rica-d_0405]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0405.jpg) Anole [costa-rica-d_0405] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Cricket [costa_rica_siquirres_0548]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0548.jpg) Cricket [costa_rica_siquirres_0548] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Butterfly [costa_rica_siquirres_0757]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0757.jpg) Butterfly [costa_rica_siquirres_0757] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1509]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1509.jpg) Hummingbirds [costa_rica_la_selva_1509] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Pasture, regenerating forest, and forest in Las Cruces (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Agalychnis callidryas tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0239]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0239.jpg) Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0239] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Oil palm plantation in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0198]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0198.jpg) Oil palm plantation in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0198] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Thecadactylus rapicauda gecko [costa-rica-d_0434]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0434.jpg) Thecadactylus rapicauda gecko [costa-rica-d_0434] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1642]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1642.jpg) Strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio) [costa_rica_la_selva_1642] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1239]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1239.jpg) Green iguana climbing a tree [costa_rica_la_selva_1239] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Aerial view of Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Insect [costa_rica_la_selva_1498]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1498.jpg) Insect [costa_rica_la_selva_1498] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) [costa-rica_0070]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0070.jpg) Common Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) [costa-rica_0070] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0185]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0185.jpg) Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0185] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Crowned tree frog (Anotheca spinosa) (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Anole [costa_rica_siquirres_0830]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0830.jpg) Anole [costa_rica_siquirres_0830] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0525]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0525.jpg) Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0525] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Walking palm [costa_rica_osa_0025]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0025.jpg) Walking palm [costa_rica_osa_0025] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Slender anole [costa_rica_la_selva_0022]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0022.jpg) Slender anole [costa_rica_la_selva_0022] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations [costa_rica_aerial_0138]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0138.jpg) Aerial view of rainforest and oil palm plantations [costa_rica_aerial_0138] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0533]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0533.jpg) Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0533] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Lizard [costa_rica_siquirres_0224]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0224.jpg) Lizard [costa_rica_siquirres_0224] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0544]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0544.jpg) Red cup fungi (Cookeina speciosa) [costa_rica_la_selva_0544] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Golfo Dulce Poison Dart Frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Boatbill Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Rainforest leaf (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0619a]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0619a.jpg) Oil palm plantation and forest in Costa Rica [costa-rica-d_0619a] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Blue leafhopper [costa_rica_la_selva_0409]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0409.jpg) Blue leafhopper [costa_rica_la_selva_0409] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Cherrie's Tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis) [costa_rica_la_selva_0136]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0136.jpg) Cherrie's Tanager (Ramphocelus costaricensis) [costa_rica_la_selva_0136] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Freshwater swamp in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0371]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0371.jpg) Freshwater swamp in Costa Rica [costa_rica_osa_0371] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0347]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0347.jpg) Airplane view of rain forest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0347] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red cup mushrooms (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed treefrog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5710]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_5710.JPG) Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5710] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Juvenile green iguana (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Airplane view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0306]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_aerial_0306.jpg) Airplane view of rainforest in Costa Rica [costa_rica_aerial_0306] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [costa_rica_la_selva_1671]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1671.jpg) Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) [costa_rica_la_selva_1671] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Epiphytes in a rainforest canopy tree [costa_rica_osa_0058]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0058.jpg) Epiphytes in a rainforest canopy tree [costa_rica_osa_0058] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Blue morpho butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0356]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0356.jpg) Blue morpho butterfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0356] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Agalychnis callidryas tree frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0256]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0256.jpg) Hummingbird [costa_rica_la_selva_0256] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Mother two-toed sloth sharing a lef with its baby (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Anole [costa_rica_osa_0185]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0185.jpg) Anole [costa_rica_osa_0185] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Anole [costa_rica_osa_1007]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_1007.jpg) Anole [costa_rica_osa_1007] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1008]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1008.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frogs fighting [costa_rica_la_selva_1008] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1340a]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_1340a.jpg) White-faced capuchin [costa-rica_1340a] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0735]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0735.jpg) Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0735] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Insect [costa_rica_la_selva_1723]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_1723.jpg) Insect [costa_rica_la_selva_1723] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Rana warszewitschii frog (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Caiman (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Smokey jungle frog [costa_rica_siquirres_1019]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_1019.jpg) Smokey jungle frog [costa_rica_siquirres_1019] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Firefly, Lighting Beetle, family Lampyridae (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Frog [costa_rica_osa_0976]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0976.jpg) Frog [costa_rica_osa_0976] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0023]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_siquirres_0023.jpg) Green-and-black poison dart frog [costa_rica_siquirres_0023] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Red-eyed treefrog (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red-Eyed Tree Frog [costa_rica_5858a]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_5858a.JPG) Red-Eyed Tree Frog [costa_rica_5858a] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Rainforests [costa_rica_osa_0159]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_osa_0159.jpg) Rainforests [costa_rica_osa_0159] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Canopy bridge (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Tent-making bats (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0770]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa_rica_la_selva_0770.jpg) Capuchin monkey in Costa Rica [costa_rica_la_selva_0770] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Giant rainforest tree [costa-rica-d_0152]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica-d_0152.jpg) Giant rainforest tree [costa-rica-d_0152] (Costa Rica)
 
		                ![Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] [costa-rica_0533]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/cr/150/costa-rica_0533.jpg) Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) [male: blue in color] [costa-rica_0533] (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Strangler fig (Costa Rica)
 
		                 Io Moth (Automeris io) caterpillar (Costa Rica)
 
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