Barro Colorado
a National Park and wildlife refuge operated by the
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
ship to the island
a National Park
outlook over the island and the lake
On a walk around, this is some of what we saw
"beefsteak" palm
an abundant rodent
trail of "leaf cutter" ants
the discard pile
(they use the leaves to produce an organic growth which serves as their food)
monkey in a tree
some palms are prickly
and thorny
a tree jungle growth
an anteater eating ants
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