Kids get to look at wildlife that is unlikely to be spotted elsewhere, including big cats like jaguars and ocelots, as well as the Belizean national animal, Baird's tapir.

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It is also the last redoubt of wildlife in northern Mexico: black bear and puma, jaguarundi and bobcat, perhaps even reclusive jaguars and ocelots, as well as feral cattle and horses.

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Set within the Maya Forest, Rio Bravo is the largest private reserve in Belize, with more than 260, 000 acres of tropical rainforest that is home to endangered ocelots and jaguars, more than 400 bird species and 200 tree species.

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