Editing Cocos Island (section)

====Marine====

The rich coral reef, volcanic tunnels, caves, massifs and deeper waters surrounding Cocos Island are home to more than 30 species of coral, 60 species of crustaceans, 600 species of molluscs and over 300 species of fish. These include large populations of [[yellowfin tuna]] (''Thunnus albacares''), [[giant manta]]s (''Manta birostris''), [[sailfish]] (''Istiophorus platypterus'') and [[shark]]s, such as [[whitetip reef shark]] (''Triaenodon obesus'') and  [[scalloped hammerhead shark]] (''Sphyrna lewini''). The largest of all species of fish is also present, the [[whale shark]] (''Rhincodon typus''). In December 2017, a female [[tiger shark]] (a species that returned to the waters of Isla del Coco in 2012, after 30 years of not being seen in the area) killed New Yorker Rohina Bhandari while she was scuba diving in Manuelita in the Isla del Coco National Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2017/12/03/wall-street-big-killed-by-shark-while-diving-in-costa-rica/|title=Wall Street big killed by shark while diving in Costa Rica|date=3 December 2017|website=NYPost.com|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=13 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013175236/https://nypost.com/2017/12/03/wall-street-big-killed-by-shark-while-diving-in-costa-rica/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.co.cr/shark-attack-in-isla-del-coco-costa-rica/68846/|title=Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment Provides Information on Shark Attack in Isla del Coco – Costa Rica Star News|date=1 December 2017|website=news.co.cr|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120215124/https://news.co.cr/shark-attack-in-isla-del-coco-costa-rica/68846/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Other large marine animals include [[humpback whale]]s (''Megaptera novaeangliae''), [[orca]]s (''Orcinus orca''), [[pilot whale]]s (''Globicephala macrorhynchus''), [[bottlenose dolphin]]s (''Tursiops truncatus'') and [[California sea lion|sea lions]] (''Zalophus californianus'').<ref>ANNIE. 2012. [http://www.costarica-scuba.com/orca-whales/ Orca Whales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023020237/http://www.costarica-scuba.com/orca-whales/ |date=2020-10-23 }}. Costa Rica Scuba.com.  Retrieved on August 25, 2017</ref><ref>Dyer Z.. 2014. [http://www.ticotimes.net/2014/09/10/video-killer-whales-hunt-tiger-shark-near-cocos-island VIDEO: Killer whales hunt tiger shark near Costa Rica's Cocos Island] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824221252/http://www.ticotimes.net/2014/09/10/video-killer-whales-hunt-tiger-shark-near-cocos-island |date=2017-08-24 }}. [[The Tico Times]]. Retrieved on August 25, 2017</ref>

There are also reptiles: [[hawksbill turtle]]s (''Eretmochelys imbricata''), [[green turtle]]s (''Chelonia mydas'') and [[olive ridley turtle]]s (''Lepidochelys olivacea'').