Wildlife

Every inch of Bocas is crawling with life – from the monkeys, toucans and sloths of the jungle, to the dolphins, tropical fish and colorful coral reefs of the sea.

The brave can hike out to bat-filled caves, while the faint of heart can enjoy a leisurely stroll round a butterfly farm. Rare manatees inhabit the estuaries of the mainland, and watching an endangered baby sea turtle hatch on a beach by moonlight is a magical experience not to be missed.

Bottlenose Dolphins

Bottlenose Dolphins

Take a boat to Dolphin Bay and watch these playful animals leaping and spinning in the water

A sloth

Two and Three Toed Sloths

They live their lives upside down and sleep 20 hours a day – sloths are everywhere but you’ll have to look hard to see one.

Poison-dart frog

Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog

A different color on each island, these tiny frogs are fun to spot… how many colors will you find?

Iguana

Green Iguanas

Perfectly camouflaged and still as the branches where they sunbathe, huge iguanas are hard to spot without expert help.

A howler in the grass

Howler Monkeys

You’ll hear them calling from miles away in the jungles of Bocas del Toro.

Hawksbill turtle diving

Sea Turtles

Four giant species begin their lives as tiny hatchlings on the beaches of Bocas del Toro. Visitors during the summer months may be lucky to spot them returning to lay their eggs.

Manatees

Manatees

Watch these elusive giants grabbing bananas by their flippers from the viewing platforms in the mangroves of the mainland.

Birds

Birds

Toucans, green parrots and tiny iridescent hummingbirds are just some of the gloriously colored species which inhabit the forests of Bocas del Toro.

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