Kelly Haggerty, Anthropology student at Bloomberg University of Pennsylvania, reflects on her experience with the Boruca during DANTA’s 2015 Methods in Primate Behavior and Conservation course in Costa Rica. “I want you to just sit here for the next 10 minutes and feel everything around you. What do you think, what do you smell, what do you hear, and tell
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I have recently become a complete kale addict. Ask my boyfriend or any one of my six roommates, they’ll tell you I might have an unhealthy obsession. It all started when I found bags of kale for sale at the local grocery. I had never minded kale, but never sought it out either. I decided I would buy a bag,
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A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking in the equatorial sun of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Found only on this special chain of volcanic islands, this lizard is unique for its ability to forage in a marine habitat, diving as deep as 30 feet to feed on algae.
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We arrived at the Costa Rica field site late at night, groggy from traveling and completely overwhelmed by the pitch black of night. The sounds of the forest alive erupted at the back of our cabins. We secured our headlamps and shuffled quickly into our beds, kicking out unwanted insect-friends and wrapping ourselves tightly in our mosquito nets. Early the
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The above drawing shows the lovely fruit of the cactus Hylocereus costaricensis, or the Costa Rican Pitahaya. This fruit is known as “dragon fruit” to most, but the term “dragon fruit” applies to a variety of cacti within the genera Hylocereus and Stenocereus, both genera of night-blooming cacti native to South America. Fruit from Stenocereus cacti tend to be called
Read more“The only one truly qualified to raise a monkey is the monkey’s mother” Tim Ajax, director Born Free USA So you’ve seen a video of an adorable baby monkey and now you absolutely need one. Nearly everyone has heard of Darwin, the Ikea monkey, or shared/watched a video of a baby monkey getting a bath or brushing his teeth. Even
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Skyla, my newly adopted puppy, had been living with me for over a week before I even found out she was a “vicious” animal. I was walking her down the road when I noticed this lady staring at us. I could not tell if the lady was mad or scared, so I smiled and politely said hello. She greeted me
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Feels Good! An awesome video recorded during DANTA’s Winter 2015 Methods in Primate Behavior and Conservation Course in the spectacular Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica by Kelly Haggerty, a course participant. For more information about our programs, please visit our website and/or contact us at conservation@danta.info.
Read moreAfter a thirty five minute drive from Ransomville to my Tonawanda home, I had a problem. Myself and two friends had picked up two boulders -not literally, they weighed a couple hundred pounds- and it was time to place them in my yard and start landscaping. Tyler drove the pickup truck in the backyard. The three of us pushed the
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Although Lisa is the elephant expert on this blog, I share her admiration for their intelligence, grace, and beauty. This picture was taken on my first African safari, in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, and I was absolutely awestruck to be in the presence of these animals. We were on a tour boat, and before I took this picture all
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