Creatures of the Jungle

I didn't want to sully the waterfall post with anything but waterfall goodness! So here is another post dedicated to the creatures of the jungle - large and small!

The most prevalent creature by far was the Coati. 

They are like the raccoons of the jungle. There are signs everywhere warning you of the dangers of these creatures. 

But just like the raccoons in Stanley park - there were tourists and children getting super close to the Coatis!! Brad and I were using a water bottle to make terrible noises to keep them away from us. To be honest - I didn't see any get aggressive... But some were definitely more haggard looking than others - and nobody wants to go get a rabies shot and a dozen stitches. 

 Moving on to cuter creatures! This butterfly was following Brad around for a while. It's the same colour as his shoe!

There were butterflies everywhere at Iguazu. More than I have seen in all my life combined. We were walking up some steps by ourselves and we were just surrounded by hundreds of butterflies everywhere. It was magical! 

There were also Monkeys! This one was trying to wield a big stick at the tourists. We didn't stay to see how it panned out. 

There were also lizards everywhere. This wasn't the biggest one we saw. Someone was taking a picture of it with a big camera and it started to charge at the lens! Danger town. 

This is a small one that clearly had no fear. Brad was super close to it - it's maybe the size of your hand. 

We also saw 4 toucans! Although I didn't get any pictures of them. There were so many birds making such beautiful sounds! Unfortunately no pictures of them either. I did, however, take a picture of this tiny bug.