BEYOND THE HORIZON...
IS WILDLIFE YOU’VE ONLY DREAMED OF
From the green, hawksbill and loggerhead turtles found in the waters off George Town to the tropical parrots that populate the artsy urbanscape of Barcelona, you’ll encounter a cross-section of wildlife that very few get to experience in person. In Manta, you’ll hear howler monkeys before you see them. Found in nature reserves and animal sanctuaries, the distinctive monkeys emit sounds that range from a grumpy German shepherd to a baby’s cry to a low, haunting moan resounding through the verdant trees. Bird lovers will find hummingbirds, yellow-rumped cacique, speckled chachalaca and spectacled owls flittering in the tropical canopy. There’s truly no comparison to seeing the tremendous variety of marsupials, birds and reptiles of Australia in person. Visit animal sanctuaries near Darwin, and get up-close to kangaroos, koalas and wallabies, as well as Aussie birds like parrots, cockatoos, lorikeets, doves and rosellas. As Darwin is in Australia’s tropical Northern Territory, there’s plenty of crocodiles to be found there, too. Though a bustling commercial hub, Colombo has wildlife sanctuaries where you can see lemurs, monkeys, apes, the Sri Lankan leopard, African lion and Bengal tiger, plus African and Asian elephants. Exotic varieties of herons, crakes, pelicans, coots and ibis abound at local bird sanctuaries. The renowned Big 5 of South African wildlife — lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant and Cape buffalo — may be found in proximity to an out-of-the-way port city like Richards Bay, which is also one of South Africa’s top water bird areas.
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