Fauna – Caribbean Footprint

Anyone who walks in the mondi of Jan Thiel on Curaçao during the dry season, and other locations as well, can regularly come across a strange phenomenon; trees, grasses and shrubs that are completely covered with the white Kokolishi di kalakuna (Cerion uva).

Ecology - Ecologie

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (4) – ‘Sexy’ forest: the Amazon

april 13, 2025

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There is no tropical rainforest in the world as famous as the Amazon rainforest, an area of approximately 7 million square kilometres where more than half of all the rainforest in the world is located. This tropical jungle is spread over nine different countries.

Behaviour - Gedrag Birds - Vogels Fauna

Getting rid of the pellet

maart 27, 2025

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Many birds regurgitate remains of their prey as there are usually some parts that are not digestible. We captures this Yellow-crowned Night Heron doing exactly that.

Fauna Insects - Insecten

Tiny critters: Elaphidion irroratum

maart 16, 2025

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The Elaphidion irroratum, is a well known beetle species from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao that will often be attracted to artificial light.

Behaviour - Gedrag Fauna

Fatherly care

februari 24, 2025

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Years ago I had the fortunate opportunity to work with a professional nature photographer, Peter van der Wolf. He had a highly developed sense of animal behavior, and this helped him, for example, to trace nests of breeding birds.

Fauna Reptiles - Reptielen

Island endemics – Anolis lineatus

februari 20, 2025

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The Tree Anole or Kaku is a frequently seen guest on beaches, in gardens and of course in the wild areas of both Aruba and Curaçao. It is an endemic species for these two islands, a species only occurring here and nowhere else.

Behaviour - Gedrag Birds - Vogels Fauna

A bid for her favors

december 17, 2024

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Impress, dance, the most beautiful colors and feathers. It takes quite a bit of work for a male bird to seduce a female. With one species it is even more complicated than the other, as evidenced by the latest documentary on Netflix called ‘Dancing with the Birds’.

Caribbean Footprint

Tag: Fauna

Shrubs and trunks full of shells

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (4) – ‘Sexy’ forest: the Amazon

Getting rid of the pellet

Tiny critters: Elaphidion irroratum

Fatherly care

Island endemics – Anolis lineatus

A bid for her favors

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