Everywhere: People: Matt Thurlow

Three Toed Embrace uploaded on 14 July 2008

This three toed sloth on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, took up residence in a tree less than 100 yards from our hotel room. It was a treat to see the often difficult to spot sloth up close, with a baby in tow, no less. According to the resident biologist, this baby was quite large and was probably going to leave its mother in the coming weeks.

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Curious coatimundi uploaded on 14 July 2008

This raccoon-like animal was everywhere on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. Unlike most of other mammals and birds we encountered, the coatimundi rarely fled. This one actually crawled out on to a tree trunk to get a closer look at the humans that disturbed him in the middle of his crab hunt.

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Canopy uploaded on 14 July 2008

Parasitic plants including strangle fig ring a tree in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. The biological rich and remote park is becoming a prime attraction--which leads to the age-old question of whether ecotourism does more harm than good.

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Winged respite uploaded on 14 July 2008

A dragonfly rests briefly in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. The Osa Peninsula is known for its biological diversity--one of the richest places in the world for insect, plant, and bird life.

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Trouble Brewing uploaded on 14 July 2008

A rain storm approaches the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. During the rainy season (April-September), it rains nearly every afternoon in Costa Rica.

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Victory Way uploaded on 19 June 2008

The entrance to the 12th century, Buddhist temple complex, Angkor Thom is guarded by these deities holding a giant snake. Some of the heads are replicas and others are originals. Unfortunately, many of these figures were used for machine gun target practice by the Khmer Rouge.