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		<title>The Fierce Lesser Grison</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The lesser grison is a species of mustelid that hails from South America. They are the bane of cavies throughout their range, and are persecuted for hunting poultry as well. These grisons face the threats of habitat division from roads and railroads, which also result in vehicle strike (being hit [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Humboldt&#8217;s Hog-Nosed Skunk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-humboldts-hog-nosed-skunk/" title="The Humboldt&#8217;s Hog-Nosed Skunk" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hhns1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Humboldt&#039;s hog-nosed skunk" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hhns1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hhns1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hhns1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Humboldt&#x2019;s hog-nosed skunk, aka Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, hails from the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of South Argentina and Chile, in South America. These skunks face the threats of hunting and trapping for their pelts. Their pelts were exported a great deal between 1960 &#x2013; 1980. They [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Chinese Ferret-Badger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-chinese-ferret-badger/" title="The Chinese Ferret-Badger" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cfb1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Chinese ferret-badger" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cfb1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cfb1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cfb1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Chinese ferret-badger, aka small-toothed ferret-badger, hails from southeast Asia. These critters prefer grasslands, open forests, and tropical rainforests. They are threatened by hunting, for their meat; and trapping, for their fur. However, they are abundant across their range and are thus listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Their [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Western Spotted Skunk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-western-spotted-skunk/" title="The Western Spotted Skunk" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/wss1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="western spotted skunk" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/wss1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/wss1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/wss1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The western spotted skunk, like other skunks, has a pair of large musk glands that open just inside the anus, and which can spray their contents through a muscular contraction. These skunks face the threats of vehicle strike (being hit by vehicles); hunting, for their pelts; and trapping, as a [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The smooth-coated otter has, as you can tell from its namesake, very smooth fur that is actually shorter than other otter species. They hail from southern and southeastern Asia. These otters prefer large rivers, lakes, wetlands, and mangrove swamps, typically requiring good bankside vegetation for shelter, resting, and denning. Unfortunately, [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Hooded Skunk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The hooded skunk can be found from southwestern United States down throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica. These skunks are differentiated from striped skunks due in part to their solid white back and tail, as well as the ruff of white fur around their neck, from which [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-african-striped-weasel/" title="The African Striped Weasel" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/asw1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="African striped weasel" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/asw1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/asw1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/asw1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The African striped weasel, aka African weasel, striped weasel, white-naped weasel, or zorilla, hails from sub-Saharan Africa. These critters are the lone member of the genus Poecilogale. These weasels face the threats of hunting and trapping for <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;traditional medicine&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Traditional medicine refers to approaches, beliefs, knowledge, and health practices; incorporating plant, animal, and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques, and exercises; applied singularly or in combination to treat, diagnose, and prevent illnesses or maintain well-being.As far as practical approaches go, many of the practices involved with traditional medicines are unsubstantiated and considered pseudo science. For instance, the practice of using keratin based animal parts, like rhino horns or pangolin scales has never been proven to cure any ailment. &#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/traditional-medicine/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">traditional medicine</a>. However, they are abundant, although rare to see, and thus listed [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-amazon-weasel/" title="The Amazon Weasel" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/aw1a-300x130.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Amazon weasel" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/aw1a-300x130.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/aw1a-800x347.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/aw1a-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Amazon weasel, aka tropical weasel, is the largest of the 3 South American weasels. They hail from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia (uncertain), Ecuador, and Peru. These weasels likely face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging (both legal and illegal), dams, and water [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Silky Soft Sable</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 09:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-silky-soft-sable/" title="The Silky Soft Sable" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sable1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="sable" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sable1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sable1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sable1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The sable, a species of marten, is a small <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;omnivorous&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Coming from the Latin term omnis (meaning all or everything) and vorare (meaning to eat or devour), omnivores are animals that consume plant and animal matter. Some animals that fit into this category are &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;pigs&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;dogs&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;coatis&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;bears&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;hedgehogs&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;chimpanzees&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and more.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/omnivorous/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">omnivorous</a> (eats meat and plant matter) <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;mammal&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;A mammal is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of their young, and (typically) the birth of live young; although, there are some mammals that lay eggs such as &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;platypuses&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;echidnas&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/mammal/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mammal</a>. They can be found throughout China, Europe, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, North America, and the Russian Federation. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of logging, fires, and [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>The American Ermine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-american-ermine/" title="The American Ermine" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ae1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="American ermine" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ae1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ae1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ae1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The American ermine, aka American stoat, is found throughout Canada, United States, and Greenland. They have the classic weasel style body; that being long, slender, and having short legs. They may face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; hunting; and trapping, [&#x2026;]</p>
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