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Living Wild: The Mongoose | Barbados animals

Barbados is home to a multitude of animals and exotic tropical wildlife. The mongoose is a popular little mammal that can be seen roaming around the countryside and was introduced to the island many years ago. It was done in an attempt to eradicate the rat...

Buzzing all around Barbados, especially amongst colourful and sweetly smelling flowers are little golden bees with the classic yellow and brown abdomens. The Honey bee, our most popular bee in Barbados lives in hives with a Queen (usually the mother of majority...

Green Parrot or Rose-Ringed Parakeets in Barbados

As I was writing the title of this article it dawned on me, we have a heck of a lot of 'green' animals here in Barbados..the Green Monkey, the Green Lizard and now the Green Parrot. I remember when I attended St. Winifred's school in St.Michael as a child,...

The Green Lizard Barbados

This little creature can be found all over Barbados, roaming rocks, lush green plants and even in your own backyard! The Green Lizard (Anolis extremus)  is a popular lizard on the island and are commonly known as cock lizards. This species of lizards...

Barbados Sea Turtle

Today we will be featuring an elegant sea creature which can be seen in our Barbadian waters and is admired by many. We asked our local sea turtle enthusiast and expert Nikola Simpson to give us some insight and tips into these graceful animals and their...

Green Monkey Barbados

As you start to explore the island, these - oh so very talked about - creatures can be seen in many locations around Barbados. It is said by many that the Green Monkey was brought to Barbados in the 17th century from Senegal and Gambia in West Africa as gifts...