Today, we collected preliminary observations for our independent research projects. I went with the marine group, and we spent all day driving down the mountain to get to Cuajiniquil, snorkeling, then driving all the way back. The ride was rocky and it was hard to sleep, but the snorkel session was awesome! We went to Isla David and Bajo Rojo, and I got a lot better at free diving. Since the octopus is my favorite animal, I definitely wanted to work with them, but I had to have some kind of data to base my proposal. Luckily, I got to see one!! No picture (again, underwater photography is hard!), but I was stoked that my inexperienced diving and searching still turned out with an octopus sighting. Here are some better pictures now that I got a little more practice with the camera:
My next goal: underwater VIDEOS!
Oh yeah, and yesterday we had our practical test. It was pretty different with 3 parts: out on the trail, in the classroom looking at specimens, and indoors with a powerpoint. It was actually pretty cool and not that bad compared to how much we all studied and stressed out. After lunch, some of us went on a tour of the Bat Jungle. Richard Laval taught us a lot about bats, and we even got to touch one of the bats, Oscar! Poor little guy hurt his wing, so he can't fly and he gets taken care of separately from the rest of the bats. Inside the dark room, it was incredibly difficult to take pictures since we weren't allowed to use flash. It was still cool to squint in the dark and see them fly around and perch upside down.
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