— where admire rainforest birds ?

Panama tropical birds

With almost a thousand of different varieties of birds Panama is one of the most diversified place on the world. For all birds lovers this is THE place to go. Some varieties are really simple to approach like Toucans, Parrots, Hummingbirds. If you want to discover more birds you can visit the Nacional Soberanía park, where you can find more than 500 different varieties of birds. Isla Bastimentos it s also a very good spot for birds watchers, Tranquilo Bay is a popular spot, with a 25m observation tower and guides to explain you about the different species. There is a eco lodge where you can pass few days watching beautiful birds species, it will cost you around $175 day to access the place, if you have a smaller budget we suggest to visit Republica Pachamama it s also an eco lodge based on the rainforest, with the 320 000 km2 of the property you can easily see a lot of beautiful birds, it will cost you around $25 day

If you are interested about read the complet list of all species you can find in Panama click the button below for read it.

— where to dive in Panama ?

Panama sea wildlife 

Turtles

You can also discover in Panama five of the seven species of marine turtles in the world!!!  They can be seen on both coasts, including the Beautiful San Blas islands on the caribbean side, or the Chiriquí Golf on the Pacific side. Seeing these creatures leave the ocean to lay their eggs in the sand is an unforgettable experience. You can watch this spectacle from 6 different beaches, between July and November (we suggest Playa Bluff, Playa Malena and Isla Cañas to see them)

— where to see monkeys in Panama ?

Panama Monkeys

There is 7 different species of monkeys living in Panama, we suggest you to have a visit of monkey island, located on the middle of the lac few kilometers of Colon, you will discover by boat the monkey islands , most of the monkeys are  Capuchins, they jump on the boat, eat in your hands and love mangos. It s a funny activity to add on your Panama trip, it will cost you approximately $70 for the half day trip, Capuchins are really smart monkeys, a New Scientist article report a hardly believable sighting: on Panama, a group of Capuchins discovered that stones could be used as a tool and teach the practice to the younger ones. It is the fourth group of primates to enter the Stone Age… like the human in the past. Darwin’s theory of evolution in action. For the full list of Panamanian monkeys to see here is the wikipedia list of them.

— where tO watch animals in Panama ?

Wild Jaguar 

Capybara

Capybara is a kind of cute mix between a pig and a big rat, they can weigh up to 70kg and love water, they bases their survival on an surprising social cohesion: in a group made up of twenty animals (three to four males, six to eight females and the young), the youngs of diverse ages are watching by one of the adults, male or female. This “kindergarden” allows parents to bath, eat or coat themselves with mud without too much risk for their little ones. It is also normal that a lactating female feed all the young of the same group. The male who marks his territory leads the group.

— why insects are essential ?

Panama Insects 

With 2.5 million species insects, (half of the mundial species) panama is a really good place to admire biodiversity,  most of the people don’t like them but they are a full part of nature.

Insects are constantly evolving, we will never know their exact number. If all the insects on the planet were together, they would weigh heavier than all human kind. indeed, it is estimated that their total biomass would be 300 times biggers than ours. These are of course only estimates in the absence of reliable data, the measurements of the biomass of insects remain questionable. What is known, is that insects are characterized by three pairs of legs, two pairs of wings (sometimes tiny or absent) and a body divided into three segments: head, thorax and abdomen. Another common point: they change their appearance during their development during a process called metamorphosis. We also know than life would be different if the insects did not exist. Without the insects, our food resources would be terribly reduced: without these formidable pollinators, our agricultural development would have been compromised and some products, such as silk and honey, simply would not exist. With very little fresh fruit and vegetables at our disposal, we would suffer from many deficiencies. And human kind will be in danger. So don’t be to much afraid of them and remember finally the most dangerous animal in the world for humans is the mosquito. 

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