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along the Pacific and are common in
Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio
and the PenĂn-
sula de Nicoya.
Jaguar
The king of Costa Rica's big cats, the jaguar is extremely rare, shy and well
camouflaged, so the chance of seeing one is virtually nonexistent (the best chance is
White-nosed Coati
A frequently seen member of the raccoon family, with a longer,
slimmer and lighter body than your average raccoon. Has a distinctive pointy, whitish
snout and a perky striped tail.
Baird's Tapir
A large browsing mammal related to the rhinoceros, the tapir has a
characteristic prehensile snout and lives deep in forests ranging from the PenĂnsula de
Osa to
Parque Nacional Santa Rosa
.