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Animals
the wildlife of
Costa Rica
About several million years ago, Costa Rica rose from the ocean and began to form the land bridge between North and South America. Over time, the species of these two very different land masses began to intermingle – right where Costa Rica is today. The perfect place for flora and fauna. A place where nature has let loose more than almost any other place on this earth!
Costa Rica, the “rich coast”, keeps what the name promises…
With over 500,000 species of wildlife, many of which are rare and endangered, Costa Rica’s wildlife is among the most diverse in the world. In total, more than 35000 species of insects, over 900 species of birds, 230 species of mammals, 220 species of reptiles and 160 species of amphibians can be found in the tropical paradise of Central America.
From adorable sloths to playful monkeys, from tiny colorful tree frogs to giant crocodiles; from endangered jaguars to fierce jungle cats; from prehistoric iguanas to more than 900 species of tropical birds; from gentle giants like the whale shark and giant sea turtle to countless snakes and frogs, some of them highly venomous.
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Become part of WikiRico and share your knowledge with our library.
You love nature, like to take pictures and know a lot about the world of animals and plants around Costa Rica? Then you can help us to grow. Through our upload form you can send us your pictures and information. We are happy about the following uploads
– additions to existing entries (pictures, text)
– new species in existing categories (images, text)
– new species for new categories (images, text)
(the maximum size of the images is 4mb and 2048 x 2048 pixels)
We will publish it after a review in our library and make it available to every Costa Rica enthusiast.
As a sponsor you can participate anonymously or we will be happy to publish your name with the corresponding images and text.
Of course you can decide this yourself.
We are looking forward to your support
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