The Ceiba Releases Its Snow Where the Titis Sleep

Near the pre-release enclosure, where the titis make their final pauses before returning to the wild, a ceiba decided this Tuesday that it was time to let go of what it had been holding. Corina Leonor found it like this — laden with white fluff, poised to scatter — and managed to film it before the wind carried off the first seeds. It was one of those images the field offers without warning: the tree open like a silent cotton field, releasing life in every direction. There is something particular about it being that exact corner of the reserve. The pre-release enclosure is a place of transition, where animals slowly reclaim the instincts of the wild. The ceiba, indifferent to all of that, was simply completing its own cycle with the same unhurried naturalness it has always known. The rest of the day passed quietly, with visitors wandering the reserve without incident. But the video of that snow-covered ceiba remained the defining record of the day.