One of the most spectacular wildlife displays on the planet is happening in the skies over Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast right now: fall raptor migration and the formation of a "river of raptors." And thanks to a geographic bottleneck, one of the best places in the world to witness it is the Kèköldi indigenous territory on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast.
Birding is the nature-lover's antidote to living in the city, because birds are everywhere. And the ones you see while sitting in traffic are no less amazing than those deep in the rain forest.
Chila's baby is the first ocelot born in captivity here and reason for boasting. Ocelots are on the endangered species list; these small spotted cats are losing ground as their territory is given over to encroaching urban life.
The larger Pacific striped octopus displays mating and hunting behavior unlike any other, suggesting that the routines we think of as being "normal" for an octopus might just be the only ones we've observed.
PLAYA OSTIONAL, Guanacaste – Sea foam laps the shore as the sun rises over the ocean. It’s 5 a.m. on a calm, beautiful morning, but the residents of Ostional aren’t out to enjoy a leisurely walk on the beach – they’re hard at work.
La Paz Waterfall Gardens, said to be the third most visited park in Costa Rica, is famous for its waterfalls and butterflies, but it also boasts big cats, monkeys and rare birds.
Craig Schieber, a gold medalist surfer, told The Tico Times that he and three surfer buddies organized what he termed a "Surf and Rescue" team to save the deer's life after it galloped quickly into the sea.
Police discovered an injured baby squirrel monkey while on patrol in the Amistad National Park along the border with Panama Tuesday, according to the Public...
