A camera trap—a motion sensitive camera that photographs wild animals as they pass into view—has taken a photo of two bush dogs in the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica. Camera traps have been all over the region for at least 12 years, yet this is the first photo of bush dogs in the country. Jan Schipper, the researcher who first saw the photograph, was hopeful that he would see jaguars among the images, but was even more thrilled with this photo.
Bush dogs have rarely been seen in that country before, and no previous sightings have been detailed enough to be verified. Archaeological evidence suggests that they are not native to Costa Rica, meaning that the ones living there now are recent immigrants. There is no previous record of this species living at the high altitude of the ones in the recent photo, which was taken at 4900 feet about sea level.
via Whisker Therapy