There are simply so
many things to relate about Manu that you could spend hours. here ar e
a few random shots--some of them from right in camp. Left to right and
top to bottom: Cicada nest tubes; Praying mantis; Spiked tree; Tarantula
nest with Tarantula; Leaf Toad; Vine snake; Mud puppy.
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Our next early
morning excursion was to an oxbow lake (below).
Here there was another
entire community of animals. Perhaps most notable is the giant river otters.
These are a very territorial predator with teeth much like a puma. Each
oxbow lake contains only one family. Their diet is mainly piranhas. When
they raise up out of the water, it is a signal not to come any closer.
Another unusual inhabitant
of the lake is the Hoatzin. Some scientists believe this to be a prehistoric
bird because of the scales around its eyes.
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