Costa Rica

Locust

Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day.

Scarlet Macaw

Like many parrots, the scarlet macaw is capable of vocal mimicry.

Gray Fox

The gray fox has retractable claws and a rotating wrist that allow it to climb trees with some proficiency

Horsefly

Horseflies have been seen performing Immelmann turns, much like fighter jets.

Tree swallow

The tree swallow can make more than a dozen distinct vocalizations

Camel Cricket

The camel crickets that are found in the USA are light brown in color. They also have dark streaks all over their body.

Skink Lizard

Some skinks lay eggs in some habitats while giving birth to skinklets in other habitats.

Thrush

The American robin is called the robin because its red breast reminded European settlers of the robin back in the old country.

Blue grosbeak

Blue grosbeak parents take off the head, legs and wings of an insect before feeding it to their baby.

Huntsman Spider

Some huntsman spiders have an interesting way of moving around. Some cartwheel while others do handsprings or backflips.

Rodents

The capybara, the world’s largest rodent, likes to be in and around bodies of water. Because of this, the Catholic Church in South America decided that it was a fish, and people were allowed to eat it during Lent and First Fridays.

Carpenter Ant

Carpenter ants can lift up to seven times their own weight with their teeth!