I was so excited to listen to this lecture. No seriously. My favorite part is when he showed the video. Within a few minutes I knew the video was filmed in Costa Rica. The animals that were shown, the sounds of Oophaga pumilio (formerly Dendrobates pumilio) in the background, a species of poison dart frog, and the sound of the Chestnut Mandibled Toucan gave it away. I have been to Costa Rica and it really was amazing. But when he went to La Selva OTS, where I have been, it was awesome! I love fancying myself a nature nerd, and it was so cool to see a place I have been before. If You ever have a chance to go to the neotropics....PLEASE.....do it. It is amazing. It is like watching Discovery Channel all the time. Going to the tropics really let me see the fascinating amount of life that exists in our world. There is so much to marvel at in our world, and I promise you, it is worth protecting. It's worth is quite literally undefinable.
Just for fun, I am going to post some pictures from my Costa Rica trip for everyone in the group to look at. I am going to encourage everyone to really look into going to the tropics.
Chesnut Mandibled Toucan The bridge at La Selva, OTS
Oophaga pumilio, POISON Dart Frog Red Eyed Tree (Leaf) Frog
The giant buttress of a Kapok Tree San Fernando Falls
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