The Holbrook Explorer

Leopard (Panthera pardus) - Able to run at speeds of 36 mph - Will eat anything from dung beetles to antelopes -  Excellent swimmers and climbers -  Inhabit temperate forest, rainforest, savannah, a

Robert Norton has been “chasing birds,” as he puts it, for most of his life.

Lion (Panthera leo) - Are inactive 20 hours a day - Around 80% of cubs die before age 2; threats include predators, starvation, and displacement - Have the loudest roar of all cats - Females usually

Bill Hilton Jr. recently returned from Costa Rica on another Operation Rubythroat citizen science expedition.

Since 2001, Fund for Teachers has awarded over $17.8 million in grants to more than 5,000 teachers. In 2013, Kathryn Elkins will take her 10th trip to Costa Rica with Holbrook Travel.

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Largest living terrestrial animal - Have four molars which are replaced six times - Highly intelligent; brain structure and complexity is similar to humans -