The northern naked-tailed armadillo is a digging specialist.
Explore Central Pacific
Costa Rica’s Central Pacific region connects beach communities with forest and river landscapes. Jacó, Quepos and Manuel Antonio offer different ways to explore the meeting of land and ocean. Look closer with Pico and Tati, ask questions and show care by respecting local communities and leaving nature undisturbed.
Mexican Hairy Porcupine
This tree-dwelling porcupine has dark coarse hair that can hide many of its protective quills.
Common Opossum
The common opossum is a marsupial: its young complete an important part of their development attached to their mother’s teats, protected in her pouch.
