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PETER BOEKAMP

Wildlife

Selected Photographs by Category

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  • Giant leaf-mimicking Katydid, Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Guanacaste Province
  • Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), or Rainbow-billed Toucan, Turrialba, Cartago Province
  • Tree climbing Lion (Panthera leo), Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti), Lake Mburo National Park
  • Male Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii), Peyrieras Reptile Reserve at Marozevo
  • Golden Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis kandti) eating bamboo, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
  • African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana), or African Savanna Elephant, Luambe National Park
  • King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), near San Pedrillo Ranger Station, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Red-tailed Squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) eating, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Nile Monitor Lizard (Varanus niloticus) climbing a tree, North Luangwa National Park
  • White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus), North Luangwa National Park
  • Pair of Little Bee-eaters (Merops pusillus), South Luangwa National Park
  • Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus), Luambe National Park
  • Leopard (Panthera pardus) with tongue out, South Luangwa National Park
  • Pair of Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao), known for their vibrant red, yellow, and blue plumage, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa), or Banded Orange, or Orange Tiger, Turrialba, Cartago Province
  • Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) drinking at a waterhole, Lake Mburo National Park
  • Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Zambezi River, near Lower Zambezi National Park
  • African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus), South Luangwa National Park
  • Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), or white sifaka, Kirindy Forest (Kirindy Reserve)
  • African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), South Luangwa National Park
  • Juvenile Bare-throated Tiger-Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum), Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • The Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) lives in a symbiotic relationship with cleaner birds such as the Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima), which remove ticks from its fur, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera), South Luangwa National Park
  • Grazing Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) with Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus Erythrorhynchus) sitting on top, South Luangwa National Park
  • Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus), South Luangwa National Park
  • Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala), South Luangwa National Park
  • Male Lion (Panthera leo), South Luangwa National Park
  • Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Luambe National Park
  • Female Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco), Palmarium, Akanin'ny Nofy Reserve, Pangalanes Canal
  • Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus), Los Campesinos Reserve, near Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province
  • Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (Catharus gracilirostris), Sendero Los Robles, San Gerardo de Dota, San José Province
  • Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), or Green Basilisk, known as the 'Jesus Christ Lizard' for its ability to run on water, Tenorio Volcano National Park, Guanacaste Province
  • Red-fronted Lemur (Eulemur rufifrons), Kirindy Forest (Kirindy Reserve)
  • Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii), or Red-backed Squirrel Monkey, Manuel Antonio National Park, Puntarenas Province
  • Northern Tamandua (Tamandua mexicana), Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima), Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Geoffroy's Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), or Central American Spider Monkey, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) with an almond tree seed in its beak, Carate, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province
  • Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), Cahuita National Park, Limón Province
  • Northern Jacana (Jacana spinosa), near Cahuita, Limón Province
  • Male Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), Queen Elizabeth National Park

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