Animals

On the black sands of Playa Hermosa, just below Jacó on the Central Pacific Coast, turtle-hatching season has begun again. And from an ideal vantage point on the beach, the Sandpiper Hotel on Hermosa's northern end stands as a symbol for the conservation efforts taken to help get as many baby turtles into the sea as possible.

Neo Fauna in Jacó gives visitors a peek into what it's like to house and care for wounded or misplaced animals, before they're (hopefully) returned to the wild.

A Monteverde hotel cat takes a walk on the wild side and kills a bird. Bad kitty.

If you don't like spiders and snakes, you don't have what it takes to love this.

An orphaned baby sloth found crying in a tree gets some love (and a tasty leaf) from a human surrogate.