Critter Science

Here Comes the Invasive Coypu

1 July, 2019
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Native to South America, the coypu, aka the nutria is now an invasive species, due to their rapid rate of reproduction and the fact that they were exported to Europe, Africa, Asia,

The Cute and Social Guinea Pig

24 June, 2019
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The guinea pig isn’t actually a pig at all. They are rodents. Guinea pigs don’t have a tail, they have 4 toes on

The Cutie Agouti

3 June, 2019
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There are 11 known species of agouti found in Central and South America; and only in Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. Agoutis live in tropical rainforests, savannas, scrublands, grasslands, and evergreen lowland forests.

The Blind, Earless, Marsupial Mole

12 March, 2019
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The marsupial mole is blind, their eyes having become reduced to vestigial (an ancestral retention that has lost all or part of its original function) lenses under the skin, and they have no external ears, just a pair of tiny holes hidden under thick hair

The Disease Resistant Naked Mole Rat

17 October, 2018
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They live in dark tunnels, they have beady eyes, large buck teeth, nearly hairless wrinkled pink skin… this is the naked mole rat! These amazing critters live in burrows in harsh living conditions. It’s hot, low in oxygen, high in carbon dioxide, and crowded

The Winner of the World’s Largest Rodent… The Capybara

7 September, 2018
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There are some who say the sewer rats in New York are the biggest, but they aren’t even close to the sheer magnitude of the capybara. The capybaras are a very vocal rodent with a host of predators and a voracious appetite for vegetation

Leave it to Beavers

31 August, 2018
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Being the second largest rodent in the world, after the capybara, beavers are a model for the industrious at heart. They are constantly gnawing

The Cute, Cuddly, and Quick… Chinchilla

29 August, 2018
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It’s cute, cuddly, so soft you can barely feel their fur, they’re quick, and have sharp teeth. Yes, it’s a chinchilla! Once hunted to near extinction for their fur coats, they are now only found in

Rats! They’re Everywhere!

10 August, 2018
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As the title says, rats are everywhere. This article will talk about all kinds of cool critter facts about a misunderstood and often hated creature, the rat. Rats are both a nuisance and sought after as pets.

The Kangaroo Rat

2 August, 2018
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The kangaroo rat is a small rodent, native to North America. What makes this critter very unique is all in its name. When the kangaroo rats hop on their back feet, they look like a kangaroo. Most of the 23 species of kangaroo rats can be found in places like […]