Jungle Tour

Today we went on a jungle tour through swampy mangroves of San Blas. Our panga drivers name was Joel, Joel was really the one who was spotting and naming all the birds and crocs. Joel drove us up the estuary and into the mangroves.

We saw so many birds I can hardly name them all, here is what we saw: White Ibis, Little Blue Heron, Green Heron, Anhinga, Stork, Boat Billed Fly Catcher, Boat Billed Heron, Black Crowned Heron, Kimber Fly Catcher and Red Backed Black Bird. Some of the animals we saw were: Crocodiles, Termites, Cows, Turtles, Iguana, Tilapias, Deer, Raccoons and some Possum looking mammal.

At the end of the estuary we went to a crocodile farm. At the croc farm I learned: Crocodiles are reptiles. Crocodiles can grow to about 25 long and 3 and a half feet wide. Crocs teeth can grow to about 2 and a half inches long. A crocodile has another eye lid that it uses under water .It is a clear (or see through) eye lid that goes from the bottom of the eye to the top.


Some of the environment we saw was: Red Mangrove, Gray mangrove and marshy Grassland. Some of the trees and flowers we saw were: White Fig, mangrove and spider lily. Mairen, Siobhan and I were on the fore deck of the panga spotting fish in the crystal clear water and riding the waves of other pangas.

I really loved the jungle tour, and to me it felt Excited, Happy and Free. I felt excited because it was like a river adventure with new things always waiting ahead. I felt happy because I could hear all the animals making all the happy sounds and I felt Free because I was on a great adventure with cool animals.