Wild Belize
Sharon Matola, Director of the "Best Little Zoo in the World" - The Belize Zoo, brings you natural history information about Belize.

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The Musa is the scientific name for the plant we call banana.
Direct download: banana.mp3
Category: Plants -- posted at: 11:44 AM
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Do you know what a helicopter really is?
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Category: Birds -- posted at: 9:39 AM
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Take advantage of Belize's dark tropical nights.
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Category: general -- posted at: 12:05 PM
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Ever wonder about all the termite nests in Belize?
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Category: Insects -- posted at: 5:50 PM
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This insect falls two million people per year worldwide.
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Category: Insects -- posted at: 1:50 PM
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Native of the Western Pacific, the coconut tree has a myriad of uses in Belize
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 11:14 AM
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The king of Belize's Agriculture.
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 12:37 PM
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Its name means food of the gods
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Category: general -- posted at: 12:12 PM
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One of the most popular fruits in Belize
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 1:12 PM
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An organism that is not a plant or animal
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Category: general -- posted at: 11:18 AM
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A great Belize fruit: We drink its wine, eat its fruit and consider the seed a delicacy
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 10:38 AM
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The only forest set aside for the jaguar.
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Category: general -- posted at: 10:27 AM
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A tree of the ancient Maya
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Category: Wildlife -- posted at: 2:01 PM
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A tree with a thing for bats and fire
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 7:43 PM
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No, no, no, this animal can not shoot its quills.
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Category: Wildlife -- posted at: 8:45 AM
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Why is it a very important tree in Belize?
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 8:30 PM
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A creature that lives for 30 years before having sex
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Category: Marinelife -- posted at: 12:29 PM
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Only wildcat in the world to kill its prey by crushing its skull.
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Category: Wildlife -- posted at: 7:42 PM
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Do you know the rather provocative history of the Bread Fruit Tree?
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 2:52 PM
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One of the Most Intelligent Marine Organisms
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Category: Marinelife -- posted at: 11:34 AM
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The Boa Constructor is the largest snake found in Belize.
Direct download: boa.mp3
Category: Wildlife -- posted at: 12:41 PM
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A tall and gracefull tree that is a treasure trove of useful ingredients.
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Category: Plants -- posted at: 9:02 AM
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The beautiful but poisonous Alamanda plant.
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Direct download: Alamanda.mp3
Category: Plants -- posted at: 9:11 AM
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The Belize Barrier Reef is beautiful, but watch out for the poisonous animals that live there or your day of fun can end in misery.
Direct download: firecoral.mp3
Category: Marinelife -- posted at: 5:04 PM
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How the Bullhorn Acacia plant and ants co-exist.
Direct download: acacia_ants.mp3
Category: Animal Symbiosis -- posted at: 9:35 AM
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