Critter Science

The Darwin’s Fox

4 November, 2021
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The Darwin’s fox, aka Darwin’s zorro, Zorro de Darwin, or Zorro chilote, lives in Chile and on Chiloé Island. They prefer primary forest and southern temperate rainforest habitats

The Crab-Eating Fox

29 September, 2021
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The crab-eating fox hails from northern and central South America. There are 5 known subspecies of these foxes. They prefer deciduous forests...

The Raccoon Dog

10 September, 2021
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The raccoon dog, aka Neoguri, Mangut, Tanuki, or Mårdhund “marten-dog” in Sweden, can be found in eastern Asia and Europe. There are 5 known subspecies to date. Raccoon dogs are neither

The Clever Gray Fox

28 July, 2021
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The gray fox, aka tree fox or common grey fox, can be found from Canada all the way down to the northern part of South America. They like deciduous forests with bushy, woodland areas

The Andean Fox

13 July, 2021
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The Andean fox, aka zorro culpeo, or more famously culpeo, is native to South America. In fact, they are the 2nd largest native canid in South America. The maned wolf is #1

The Indian Wolf

4 December, 2020
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A subspecies of the grey wolf, the Indian wolf can be found in Southwest Asia to the Indian Subcontinent. Their habitats

The Strange Dhole

12 October, 2020
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The incredible, phantom-like dhole (pronounced “dole”), aka red dog, Asiatic wild dog, or whistling dog is found from Siberia in northern Asia to the Malay Peninsula down south

The Unusual Looking Tibetan Sand Fox

9 September, 2020
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The Tibetan sand fox, with its unusual looking square face, can be found around the highlands and steppes of Nepal and Tibet. They are also known as the Tibetan fox or sand fox

Meet the Secretive Short-Eared Dog

27 August, 2020
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Native to South America it’s the short-eared dog, aka small-eared dog or short-eared zorro. They prefer the lowland rainforests, terra firme forests, and bamboo areas of the Amazon

The Playful and Loyal Domestic Dog

15 January, 2020
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Descendants of grey wolf, the domestic dog has come a long way to being the second most popular pet in the world; after the cat