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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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In Costa Rica, they can take the form of everything from toucans (think crows with giant shark inspired beaks) to herons and monkeys. He mentioned how, growing up, locals talked about losing small chickens to those frogs but never to toads. The Collared Aracari is a small toucan with a sharp beak.

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

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In fact, we saw two species of monkey, our only sloths, lots of coatis, and my rarest ever mammal sighting—a Jaguarundi —right on site. Seriously, Panama raises the art of under-communication to new, deplorable heights. Finally saw one of these jungle chickens attending to an ant swarm on Pipeline Road. Howler Monkey.

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