animals

Pueblo Escondido

We have seen several
"alligators" at Pueblo
Escondido ranging in length
from 4 feet to about 10 feet -
we did not try to measure
him, but he was on a 12 foot
log, so we figured out how
long he was. We often lose
ducks and chickens to the
alligators, and we keep a
respectful distance from them
when in their territory.

The approach to development at Pueblo Escondido
encourages animal life to remain and to thrive. On
any given day, a walk in the garden or the hiking
trails will provide many wonderful surprises.

Some animals, like this fox above compete with us
for the produce of the farm; and the larger animals
prey on the smaller ones lower down on the food
chain.

We have also seen crocodiles (we call them
alligators in Belize) snakes, iguanas, lizards,
tigercats, racoons, many species of birds and insects.

The thumbnails on this page take you to pictures of
wild animals that we have been fortunate to see and
photograph at Pueblo Escondido.

Click on
thumbnails to
see larger views
of pictures.

4 foot alligator
on the bank of
a pond

One morning, a tarantula and a hunter
man wasp went to war near the hole in
the ground in which the tarantula
lived. The hunterman's favourite food
is the tarantula and, that morning, he
won the battle quickly.

Green iguanas were
severely threatened in
Belize but have benefitted
from breeding programmes
by environmental
organisations in Belize.
They breed freely at Pueblo
Escondido.