Learn About Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) are a species of shark found commonly in shallow waters and coral reefs. These slow-moving, bottom-dwelling ...
Read More

The orange-breasted falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is a species of falcon found in Central and South America. These falcons can be ...
Read More

The white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), also known as the coatimundi, is a species of mammal found in the southern United ...
Read More

Colorful, spikey, and a favorite of hobby aquarists, lionfish – a carnivorous species native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans ...
Read More

Join us on March 16, 2022 for a live, all-day marine biology EdVenture! Inspire EdVentures and the Tobacco Caye Marine ...
Read More

Belize, a tiny country sandwiched between Mexico and Guatemala, isn’t exactly a commonly known location in Boone. But this tropical ...
Read More

If you have spent any time on our site you would've quickly noticed that we have a special fondness for ...
Read More

We are very pleased to be announcing our newest Giving Back Campaign to help our friends at the Belize Zoo ...
Read More

Upon first glance, tapirs are often mistaken for a small hippo, pig or anteater but their closest living relatives are ...
Read More

One of only four species of anteater found in the world, the northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) is found throughout southern ...
Read More

Take Your Class or Group on a Virtual Tour of the Belize Zoo! The Belize Zoo has recently announced the ...
Read More

What is a Tapir? The Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii), also known as the Baird’s Tapir or Mountain cow, is ...
Read More

Our Howler Monkey Friends! What's that sound? If you are visiting the Belize Zoo and hear an almost unnatural low ...
Read More

Before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, the Mayan Empire stretched across Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, ...
Read More

At little larger than the size of a house cat – and often mistaken for its larger, and more common, ...
Read More

One of the most recognizable of all the small cats of Central America, the ocelot – known also as the ...
Read More

Looking like a cross between a house cat and a weasel is the jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi), one of the smallest ...
Read More

Mountain Lion, Catamount, Florida Panther, Cougar – across the Americas, from Canada to the tip of Argentina, these several names ...
Read More

Once, Jaguars (Panthera onca) roamed thousands of miles of territory, from Argentina to Arizona and even Colorado. Today, their range ...
Read More

For divers and snorkelers in the warm, shallow waters of the Caribbean, Fire Coral is a well-known menace. Appearing to ...
Read More