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@mvA@ AZ ZJB

a^ OoF Acv

@mvA@ UZ@ dv

Qf AT@ @a @mvA@ mw TS | AZ AcrK S UR, @mvA@ @pA@ M^s ASEOq ~S TS @c | j@Av a r (AEOT gABAS BF TS qB) Q AZ eZF Tm  ~TA@@R  TS |

@FS Sw wT mU aUT

rAv ToF ~TA@ Ai@ TIZS ~SFSF Acrf r US ~S@ haU R rA^kH | pAcf jq-q co j@Tn r sZS ATAUvA j@cq Sq | jce j AS r U@ wcR rK Sq | cJOS  A @ c BSF AcSTkUF AOA@l R AT@ ArQ cFcm @aS | wc @  cvq ! jce qBSFq jr U@ TvTAv cr  | ~TA@ vFAmv Q ~@Av ~T@ cF U s jZS c jU j@vR BvUFw  S !

r^ Tw @kU TFSwg, Bf wa wS@mv

@mvA@ U@ ~ @pA@ M^s BSF | jZS @S AcZF OfS gF Sq | Sq @S Bf Zc, AcZF ATABT c c r @S@v \U |  cU ~a wgf cB TWHF S mv, Acmp Tv, ASAc BU, cTU, ~AwA, Z Sf qFA |

U OS r R ~SU ~AwA
~ ~a B@T AZ, BA, ~A@ qFA s Ug A ca B B vFAmv jr c ~S | ~S@q ~ AR sS S | ~SFSF pf Acr r US jr @ ZR ~S@ ~T@, rA^kH R @T ZO | Acrf r U@ sZS U U ~TA@ sc BSF oS Aha, ZS @mvA@ U@ (~ @ cU "Av@")  AcK @S ~w Sq | ~TA@ s @S c r pAcf F@ @S @ ~ cf Z s - vRF @ vFAOU@ s^ | A@ ~AS @S Av@ AvA@R Z cS S, @H  cq ASB r  |

 cU A@ mwBFR TF Sq,  S | ~T sZS wAaUT ZS ~^ AScOS B OUa | Av oS ~UOF AcK U AcrkKH o R AS@ c~qAS Xm ~wTS | AXf AcKAv Ai@ ~TA@ c~qAS TA@S Xm TF Tq | @f AcAOn qA !

@mvA@ AcKcZ Zc @aq, q rf AcrK Sq | jAU @ vc cK T | ~SF TAU cS Q rm | kcA@ @FAAcS w R AEOT r^ Tw | a r cU wA @ j@ ASq j R @ s | mWvR Zc ^ | TIZS 13,000 v JO cTU sv AQH ~A^   ATra | d r cU  R AQH ~TA@ c Asf AZ jq @A A  ca -AQH s @ | q BSFq AZ eZF j cAr |

@mvA@ cS Zc AcoBS@ R AS | @A ~ vFABT j oS cFc | j@ AZ Z BSFq ~S@@T vF U | cq Zc rpUcXo ^gc AOAU jce cT  ~Ag wq AsAS ~S c swAco A@ SB ZcS | j@ @, jr cA ~T |

() U TeA@ R cFAAUm AUB
(SfO) Sff cha @qTFS R U wFAUASU

~TR S mv @ Tf SS Bw W cAAa - cqS@U, @FT ~ wq cq  | AZ aR ZAa SS @T cJ, AcK cFC, , AwAwAv, Sf @Tf, r qFA | c ~T @a c@ ~@KSf U @mvA@ 850 @T AZ s AUmv a ST TS Zq TrA@U -  AAr @T vFSB, O^ @T ATec, r@T Vq@FO qFA qFA | F@AS ZT AAr OA\UrAv j@cq SS S-Z AZ !

() ~TBS A@eAr R ~FSAew
(SfO) T BA R TFwq B

@mvA@ AZ STAU cr TB | @vBU, TvTv, A@@A, TFASA@S qFA | a @ ~CU qB ATec @ Acv  c r@S, TFvTv C ~Fxvc @ OZ oJoS C TF@R, @S IUU @ AvAZ @ BU T U R SU, @mvA@, ~AS cq Z cS |

() Bf AZ Tv AcS, @vBU R TvTv
(SfO) ATec R A@@FA Vq@FO

@mvA@ Bf AZ U  @U AcS | j@v rAU@ qB Tv C oH AZ s wU ~oH ATA  |  wU BSFq eOC AcZF AZ A jq AcSAv Av@ TS B @ ASa US @dS - ~TA@ Bf AZ rArUf DwU, g AZ M^sZF Tk ~ @mvA@ Tv AcS | jqq Av@ Bf OAn ZAS@v cI s |

UU, U, cB SfU C Acv TF@R AZ AQH ~TA@ c rq Z s | A@ c~qAS O BSF j eZF @T sha | ~TA@ K AZ Ac Zc OA | A@ BU @ AS jU cArgw AZq T s | SS ~^BA@ eQH ATA j cJOc O @aS |

~@Av e AZ U @vBU,  qB UU-SfU AZAv UFBvq ASH Uc | @U B B jq UFB Uc U@ A T@v BS  | q mSf U@ j Zc S @ | JO  c TWHF UA@ @ cU j rS R r |

RmvS Fq

@mvA@ g @S BU Z s TvTv AZ | j ^ Z, ~T TS  sS ~e@ Tv Tv @a | R UBv d @Av T A@a U@ UwS | j TAv w @ c @ jce Uc UB AS w b@bA@ @ Aw UB U@U ZA U q jq TkA | U@ SfU cB C AZAv A@ Z AFq ~kc |

~T c@ A AZAv ST ~ TFASA@S | @TU C a AZAv c @ ~U ~Jof wgf Smv ! aU AZ T ~@KH @ BSF q Z R U Ov Ov @ rN @ - ~S@v AU c q ~CU A T T rN | ~T ~S@ Tq BU JA @@v A TT ~ A@aQH ToFq ~T Or B B TFASA@S AU R SpF d  s | WS BU j Z TrA@U A@ S @S co Sq | Ai@ sS OA@ RAU OvAv cAB va | AFq ~kc !

AcS ATA wS @ TFASA@S SO | @mvA@ AZ Z j AO^  ~ ~SF @S Bw AZ gTH TS ic A@ ?

Awew wa, AU-@v ~Fxv R mUv TF@R

@@Av cFZF :-

Anhinga— S@MA T AZ
Purple gallinule— j@ BUO AZ
Kingfisher— TaC
Sandpiper— j@ BUO AZ
Morpho—Acv (8 qA) qB BA c ~FTBS BU Z s
Gringo (skin peel) tree— UU aU BSF mSf U@ OT Acrf M  OT  US @
Mangrove— ^f wa
Howler monkey— Tm AQH ~TA@ BU Z s
Basilisk— AwAwAv ; Jesus Christ lizard cU ~S@ | U@ BU R Jv  cU |
Leaf cutter ant— j@ B AJ s  @v c AS s | TZ UU ATAr  R  wB jce v chO AJ ZR | Tm AQH ~TA@ BU Z s |

(c-42, Ac, 2008)

aAc : UZ@

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?