Tiputini Biodiversity Station

Ladies and Gentleman,

Pink River Dolphins
night hikes to find photo-luminescent (Glow in the Dark) Fungi
8 species of Monkeys
Having class interrupted by squirrel monkeys, capuchins, and spider monkeys
Crystal clear starry nights
piranhas
great food
climbed 40 feet up a strangler fig tree and came with 15 feet of Red Howler Monkeys
the hardest rain I have ever experienced
played Ecua Volley with the cooks
getting lost in the middle of the jungle for 2.5 hours alone, without a compass, map, or water for a total of 6 hours

-Amazing time. Still a whole bunch of great pictures to come from the photographer who was in my group.

Fun Fact: The longest anaconda ever recorded is 26 ft. If you can find and prove you've found a 30 footer, there's a $50,000 reward.

That face paint was from a fruit. It's invisible when you put it on, but it shows up dark blue the next day. The Huarani tribes use it like sharpie when someone drinks a bit too much fermented chicha.

Arboreal Walrus or Saki Monkey?

These tent bats have extremely soft wings

Our Swimming Partner

Night Float Caiman 

Canopy Walkway for Parrot & Macaw Spottings

I SPY and Animal

These trees house ants, which also happen to taste exactly like a lemon

Mr. Macaw

Rasta Beetle

"The Vortex" swirled us around in circles

This river can rise way above where this picture was taken

Crazy Spider

Rehabilitating an anteater that was confiscated from illegal animal trading

freak

I SPY a different freak

making new friends

Unicorns of the Candy Cane Forest

Hey! Look at me!

Golden Mantled Tamarin

Eat Sap

Hammock Hut

Saw a 7 foot snake eating a huge bull frog a few feet from the walkway, charged it, and possibly saved the frog's life. 

The King of the Jungle's Den

Fun Fact: Jungles are only African Tropics. Rainforests are South American Tropics. 

Spaceship butterflies

Fun facts: Moths leave their wings open when then land. Butterflies close their wings. This is an exception. 

This kept me alive. nothing wanted to eat whatever was growing on my face. 

Welp. Week of finals then off to Peru for a 4 day hike on the Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu.