1. Belize is located on the Caribbean coast and is about the size of Massachusetts It includes environments from the Maya Mountains to the sea.
2. The Mayan rain god was Chock. The major mountain predator is the mountain lion.
3. Mountain stream harbor thousands of Black Fly larvae. They are filter feeders and develop totally underwater.
4. The Nine Banded Armadillo which means “Little Armored One” in Spanish are common species. They are omnivores feeding upon fallen fruit etc. They stay with mother for nine weeks and then are on their own. Mountain Lions often eat the young.
5. Sundews are common insect eating plants. They digest prey in about two hours and reset for the next victim.
6. There are four dry months before the rains. Water cuts out underground caverns forming stalagmites and stalactites. Fungus fly larvae drop ling sticky silk threads near the openings of caves to entrap insects for food.
7. The Jaguar is the largest carnivore in the lowland rain forests. They are careful hunters because they try to avoid injuries. Wounds heal slowly in the tropics and because of infection could prove fatal.
8. King Vultures are the largest carnivorous birds. They are mainly scavengers and have a seven foot wing spread.
9. Rufous Tailed Hummingbirds and Long Tailed Hermit Hummingbirds are common. The Rufous Tailed is very territorial. They feed upon nectar from flowers. Flower mites ride from flower to flower in the nostrils of the hummingbirds.
10. Large Owl Butterflies fly at dusk and lay eggs on Heliconia and Banana plants. The Margay is a small hunting cat of the region. Tarantulas hunt at night and kill and digest their prey with their venom.
11. Fishing Bats hunt at night along the rivers. They have claws that allow them to catch fish right out of the
    water. They echo locate to find their prey.
12. In the swamp ponds and lagoons Ciclids are the major fish species. Petinia species are noted in that about one out of a thousand are golden red in color. They are the dominants in the school.
13. The main dry season flowers are Erythrimas. They are eaten by Howler Monkeys. Coaties are racoon relatives. They are omnivorous. Tarantulas are eaten after being brushed free of their stinging hairs.
14. In Mangrove trees in the estuaries are used by termites. They are feed on in turn by Tamanduas. These tear the termite nests apart and lap up the termites with a long sticky tongue.
15. Manatees are solitary rare marine and fresh water animals. They eat about 100 pounds of vegetation a day. Marine islands called Kayes are resting places for migrating warblers. They are in turn fed upon by boas.
16. The costal coral reef is 175 miles long from Yucatan to the Gulf of Honduras. It is the second largest such reef in the world. Red Footed Boobies and Frigate birds nest in the off shore islands. Frigate Birds are large over eight feet across in wingspread.