miércoles, 25 de febrero de 2009

Animals of the Amazonian Rainforest - Tibutini Biodiversity Station

So this last weekend I went to the rain forest to the Tibutini Biodiversity Station which is co-owned by USFQ and BU. I do not have time today to give a full account of the trip (which was one of the best weekend of my life) but I will give you a teaser: a list of the animals I saw. This list is far from complete as it was a long list and I can only remember so many names.

  • Monkeys- Howler monkey, Wolly monkey, Squirel monkey, and Pygmy Marmoset (the smallest monkey in the world)
  • more than 10 types of Taninger birds
  • Scarlet and Blue and Yellow Macaws
  • Amazonian squirel
  • Anaconda
  • Poison Dart Frog
  • Bats
  • Turantula
  • Banana Spider (adult and babies)- the most deadly spider in the Amazon
  • A frog the size of a rabbit
  • Various types of falcons
  • Crane
  • Amazon River Dolphin
  • A bunch of different humingbirds
  • Various types of ants- Bull Ants (cause extreme pain when they bite you), leaf cutter ants, and Lemon Ants (which we ate and actually really taste like lemon)
  • millipeds
  • lots of grasshoppers
  • Pipping Guan
  • lots of butterflies and moths
  • a trutle
  • A couple different types of Tucans
A more detailed description of my trip and pictures will come later.

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