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gummy shark

The Gummy Shark… Not the Swedish Fish

  • 8 July, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The gummy shark, aka flake, Australian smooth hound, sweet william, or smooth dog-shark, is a small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling shark that can be found off the coast of southern Australia. These sharks are often fished for cuisine purposes due to their taste and market price. They face the threats of […]

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tailed frog

The Tailed Frog

  • 7 July, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

Among the most primitive known families of frogs, the tailed frog comprises 2 known species in the genus Ascaphus which is the only taxon in the family Ascaphidae. These frogs face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of the

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Nepal house martin

The Nepal House Martin

  • 4 July, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The Nepal house martin is a nonmigratory bird that hails from southeast Asia. They can be found at elevations of up to 13,100 feet! While these little birds don’t face any significant threats, they are faced with habitat loss and destruction, predation, pesticides,

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booted eagle

The Booted Eagle

  • 3 July, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The booted eagle is a migratory bird of prey with a Palearctic and southern Asian distribution that can be seen wintering in the tropics of Africa. These raptors face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and

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Wyoming toad

The Wyoming Toad

  • 2 July, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Toad Facts

The Wyoming toad, aka Baxter’s toad, is a toad species from the family Bufonidae. These critters are extremely rare and only exist in captivity within Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming in the United States

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smooth hammerhead shark

The Smooth Hammerhead Shark

  • 1 July, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The smooth hammerhead shark can be found in the coastal waters of all continents sans Antarctica. These sharks are the 2nd largest hammerhead, after the great hammerhead shark. Smooth hammerhead sharks are migratory and tend to follow temperate water currents.

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eastern subterranean termite

The Eastern Subterranean Termite

  • 30 June, 2025
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The eastern subterranean termite is the most commonly found and most economically significant termite in North America. They are found as far north as southern Ontario. Originating in southeastern United States they are considered to be invasive in

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red-tailed phasogale

The Red-Tailed Phasogale

  • 27 June, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The red-tailed phasogale, aka red-tailed wambenger, red-tailed mousesack, or kenngoor, is a diminutive, carnivorous marsupial that dwells among the inland areas of south-western to western Australia, and has been reintroduced in sanctuaries in

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rock squirrel

The Rock Squirrel

  • 26 June, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The rock squirrel, 1 of the largest members of the family Sciuridae, is native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. These rodents are a common sight in and around the Grand Canyon. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

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boreal toad

The Boreal Toad

  • 25 June, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Toad Facts

The boreal toad is a subspecies of the western toad. These critters are found in northern New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta, and Southeast Alaska. Boreal toads are threatened by

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