Animals and wildlife in Costa Rica
Common Name: Leatherback Sea Turtle Type: Sea Turtle / Reptile Family: Dermochelyidae Range: The leatherback turtles are found worldwide in the tropical and mild waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. It also exists in small numbers in British Columbia, British Isles, Newfoundland, Argentina and Australia. An estimated 34,500 females nested annually worldwide during…
Common Name: Mantled Howler monkey Type: Mammal Family: Atelidae Range: Mantled Howler Monkeys have one of the widest geographical distributions of any New World primates. They are found from southern part of Mexico to northern Argentina. There are six species of howler monkey are recognized and the only one is available in Central America, one…
Common Name: Mountain Lion Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Mountain Lion is known by many names- Puma, Cougar, catamount, and panther. The mountain lion is almost as large as the jaguar and it is one of the two Costa Rican cats that do not carry spotted coats. The mountain lion has the largest range…
Common Name: The Hawksbill Sea Turtle Type: Sea Turtle / Reptile Family: Cheloniidae Range: The Hawksbill turtles are available throughout the warm tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as Caribbean Sea. They avoid deep waters and prefer coastlines where sponges are plentiful and the sandy nesting sites are…
Common Name: The Humpback Whale Type: Mammal Family: Balaenopteridae Range: The Humpback whales are available in a number of locations like Mediterranean and Great Barrier Reef. It is found in almost all around the world; these whales usually migrate up to 16000 miles (25,000 kilometers) each year. Humpbacks Whale feed only during summer, in polar…