Critter Science

The Powerful Gyrfalcon

29 July, 2021
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Found in Finland, Greenland, Iceland, North America, Norway, and Russia, the gyrfalcon is a powerful falcon indeed and the largest known falcon in the world! They like habitats

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 Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox

27 July, 2021
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The giant golden-crowned flying fox, aka golden-capped fruit bat or giant fruit bat, hails from the Philippines. These big critters like mature, primary and secondary

The Beautiful, Spiral-Horned Nyala

26 July, 2021
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The nyala is a species of antelope that can be found in thick lowland woodlands, thickets, and green river country in the Lower Shire Valley in Malawi all the way through

The Slender-Snouted Crocodile

23 July, 2021
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The slender-snouted crocodile is a medium sized croc species that is native to the freshwater lakes of Lake Tanganyika and Lake Mweru in the southeast to the Gambia River in the west

The Peculiar Northern Olingo

22 July, 2021
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The olingo, aka olinguito (although the olinguito is a separate species) or bushy-tailed olingo, who’s closest relatives are kinkajous, raccoons, and coatis, can only be found in Central America and northern South America.

The Galápagos Hawk

21 July, 2021
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The Galápagos hawk is native to, you guessed it, the Galápagos islands. These large raptors are quite fearless, even around humans. Their preferred habitats are shrublands, shoreline, dry tropical forests, mountain tops, and even bare lava-fields. These hawks do not migrate seasonally. With just over 330 birds left in the […]

The Siberian Polecat

20 July, 2021
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The Siberian polecat, aka steppe polecat, masked polecat, or Eversmann’s polecat, looks just like a pet ferret. However, these critters are not friendly towards people… quite the

The Amazing Wallace’s Flying Frog

19 July, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Amphibian Facts, Frog Facts

The Wallace’s flying frog, aka abah river flying frog or parachuting frog, can be found in tropical rainforests of southeastern Asia, Malaysia, and Borneo. Contrary to their name, these

The Eurasian Lynx

16 July, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

After brown bears and wolves, the Eurasian lynx  is the 3rd largest carnivore in Europe. You can find these beautiful kitties from the western parts of Europe, through Russia and into