If you plan to travel by bus in Venezuela, here's a tip: be sure to have warm
clothing with you. If you board the bus dressed the way you're
likely dressed while you're waiting for the bus, you'll freeze on board.
Buses in Venezuela are VERY cold - sweaters, jackets, and
even blankets are recommended.
The place to see Venezuelan wildlife is Los Llanos. Tours can be arranged
from every major city in Venezuela. I arranged mine through
Gravity Tours in
Merida. For about $100, you'll get transportation to Los Llanos and all meals
along with crude
accomodations for three nights - usually a hut with hammocks. From Merida, Los Llanos is
about a 10 hour drive. Be sure to pack insect repellant and plenty of
sunscreen.
Venezuela is one of the premier world destinations for bird watching and Los
Llanos is the place if you're interested. In addition to birds, visitors
are likely to see caiman, iguanas, anteaters, anaconda, piranha, pink dolphins,
mata mata turtles, and monkeys.
I hope you enjoy my photos of Venezuelan wildlife.
One of our outings was in search of anteaters. We didn't find any ground
anteaters while there, but did see this tree anteater. This little guy
looked cute and cuddly, but never came within touching distance.
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This tree anteater moved very slowly, almost like a slow loris.
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After spending a couple of hours wading swamps in search of anaconda, we
saw two very large ones in a swamp a couple of hundred meters off the road.
They had recently eaten and their stomachs were enormous - almost a half
meter in diameter, lumpy in the shape of its prey.
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This anaconda was ENORMOUS - I estimated it at almost 7 meters long.
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