Barro Colorado

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 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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