The Liquid Rainbow 🌈

What happens

At Caño Cristales in Colombia, the river turns red, yellow, green, blue and black, like someone spilled a paint box. Scarlet macaws fly over, a cheeky capuchin snatches the ball and tries to crack it like a nut, and river turtles sunbathe in a row on a log.

Fun facts

• The red colour comes from a special water plant that blooms only part of the year.
• Capuchin monkeys crack nuts with stones.
• River turtles sunbathe on logs to warm up.

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