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Roads of Costa Rica: drive carefully and watch out for the sloths! (cute sloth photos inside :))

Roads of Costa Rica: drive carefully and watch out for the sloths! (cute sloth photos inside :))

March 2018 · 4 min read · Limón Province

Hey there my Steemit friends!

Today´s theme for the #smartphonephotography contest hosted by @juliank, is “roads” and I decided to use some of my Costa Rican shots for this category as it was in this Central American country where I saw what easily might be one of the most beautiful and scenic roads in the world. The reason is simple – most roads in Costa Rica lead through stunningly beautiful nature that is brimming with all kinds of wildlife.

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However, driving through such a breathtaking and pristine wilderness comes with some responsibility. Considering the enormous abundance of wild animals living there, drivers must be very careful when navigating local roads not to hit creatures crossing them.

Out of all the potential victims of irresponsible driving, it is the sloths, the iconic Costa Rican animals, that are at the greatest risk of being hit as they are extremely slow movers. Sloths spend most of their lives in trees but they do descend to the ground, usually for two reasons – to defecate or to switch for another tree.

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When on the ground, the sloth is very vulnerable and it has no chance to avoid an approaching car. Therefore, it is always the driver who decides whether these defenseless furry guys make it safely to the other side of the road or not.

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When going to the Gandoca Manzanillo National Park with our guide, we also came across a sloth desperately (but clumsily) trying to get to the other side of the road. When our guide saw the poor guy, he pulled over immediately, get out of the car, grabbed the little fella gently by his back and move it to trees on the other side of the road safely.

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Unfortunately, not all sloths are that lucky so please drive responsibly and watch out for them (and for other animals too of course) when driving in Costa Rica.

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As usually, all photos featured in this post were taken by me. The first one is my entry for the #smartphonephotography contest.

Czech / Česky:

Tématem dnešního #smartphonephotography contest jsou „cesty“ a já se u této příležitosti rozhodl vám trochu přiblížit specifika cest v Kostarice. Cesty jako takové jsou tam samozřejmě víceméně stejné jako všude jinde, ovšem velký rozdíl je v krajině, kterou vedou.

Více než čtvrtinu celé Kostariky tvoří národní parky a na nedotčenou přírodu bujícím nejrůznějšími formami života tu narazíte doslova na každém kroku.

Při jízdě po kostarických komunikacích tak řidiči velmi často přicházejí do styku se zvířaty a asi není třeba dodávat, jak tato „setkání“ většinou dopadají :(

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Jednoznačně nejohroženějším druhem je v tomto případě lenochod – jeden ze symbolů Kostariky. Lenochodi sice tráví drtivou většinu svého života na stromě, ale občas potřebují slézt na zem a to hlavně ze dvou důvodů – aby vykonali svou potřebu, nebo si přelezli na jiný strom. Lenochod se pohybuje opravdu neuvěřitelně pomalu (v budoucnu přidám i nějaká videa, abyste měli lepší představu), takže když se rozhodne přejít cestu, je vyloženě odkázán na ohleduplnost řidičů.

I my jsme po cestě do jednoho místního národního parku na jednoho takového odvážlivce narazili. Náš průvodce okamžitě zastavil, vylezl z auta, uchopil lenochoda opatrně za kůži na zádech (jediný bezpečný úchop pro obě strany) a přenesl ho do bezpečí. Ne všichni lenochodi ale mají takové štěstí…

Takže kdybyste si to náhodou někdy štrádovali v Kostarice (nebo některé jiné latinskoamerické zemi) za volantem, myslete na to a jeďte, prosím, opatrně ;)


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