Critter Science
The Science of Animals
The green anole is found in the southeastern parts of North America. They like woodlands, swamps, backyards, parks, and other humid & forested locales. They are part of the iguana family. Even though they can change colors they are not chameleons. This is a common misnomer. The males and
The great egret is a type of wading bird that belongs to the heron family. There are 4 known subspecies of great egrets that can be found in tropical and temperate zones around the world. Great egrets prefer lakes, swamps, ponds, streams, rivers, and islands. In the past, the egret’s beautiful white
The pika, aka rock rabbit, resembles a mouse, but is actually more closely related to rabbits and hares. It’s part of the order Lagomorpha. A couple features set them apart from rabbits and hares too: short ears and a long tale. As cute as they are, don’t get any ideas of owning one for a pet. These are wild animals, through and through. They are best kept that way. Pikas are
There are more than 20 known species of hornets found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and right here in North America. Hornets live in both forested and rural regions. The hornet is basically a predatory wasp. These insects are termed as pests in most parts of the world due to their ability to kill
You might think that you’re a lobster aficionado, but there are a lot of things about this delicacy that you may not know. These creatures are so much more than a fancy, candle lit dinner. Lobsters also have the incredible ability to live what seems like forever. And believe it or
The pheasant is closely related to quails, wild chickens, and partridges. There are 35 known species of pheasant that originally come from Asia. They can currently be found in Asia, Europe, and North America. They prefer grasslands, forests, scrublands, swamps, and rural areas such as farms
They’re slow-moving, gentle grazers of sea grasses that mean no harm to anyone. The manatee, aka sea cow, is found in only a few locales in the world and there are only 3 known species of these docile creatures in the world today: the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, and the West African
The woodlouse is a crustacean closely related to crabs and lobsters. There are over 3,500 known species of woodlice found around the globe. These critters like moist and dark habitats, typically under rocks and fallen trees. You can easily find them in jungles, forests, and shorelines
Sheep where domesticated more than 10,000 years ago and raised for their wool, milk, and meat. They can now be found on every continent, sans Antarctica, with their numbers estimated at around 1 billion strong! China has more of these animals than any place else in the world and Australia & New Zealand are
The spadefoot toad gets its name from the hard, keratinous projections on their hind feet, which aid in digging backwards into the soil. They can be found in or around irrigation waters, pothole ponds, wetlands, fields, farmland, dunes, woodlands and roadside ditches. This species spends most of