Critter Science

The Eurasian Bullfinch

22 June, 2021
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Ranging from Europe to Japan, the Eurasian bullfinch is a passerine bird (perching or song bird) that loves seeds and flower buds of certain fruit trees. They prefer habitats with mixed

The Spiny Bush Viper

21 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The spiny bush viper, aka African hairy bush viper, rough-scaled tree viper, rough-scaled bush viper, hairy bush viper, or hairy viper, hails from the northern and eastern Democratic

The Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat

18 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Flying Mammal Facts

The Townsend’s big-eared bat can be found throughout the western half of the United States, southern Canada, and Mexico. There is also a population in the eastern United States. They

The Galápagos Shark

17 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The Galápagos shark is not the most feared shark in the ocean but is still formidable, nonetheless. That being said, sharks aren’t mindless eating machines bent on eating anything that gets in the water with them. There are only around a handful of sharks that are

The Fierce and Beautiful Mandrill

16 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The mandrill, aka forest baboon, is not only the largest but the most colorful of the Old World monkeys. Not only is their face colorful, but so is their butt. They’re colorful from

The Deadly Golden Lancehead

15 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The golden lancehead is endemic to the Queimada Grande island, aka snake island. These deadly pit vipers are quick and are both terrestrial (spend their life on the ground) and arboreal (spend their lives in trees). So death awaits you from above and below. Travel to

The Bactrian Deer

14 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The bactrian deer, aka Bokhara deer, Bukhara deer, or Bactrian wapiti, can be found in the lowland riparian corridors of mixed deciduous vegetation surrounded by the deserts of Russian

The Green Sea Turtle

11 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts

The green sea turtle, aka green turtle. Named not for the color of it’s skin or shell (carapass), but for the color of its fatty tissue and cartilage. These large oceanic turtles can be found in tropical and sub-tropical waters, worldwide. They are among the largest of the sea turtles […]

The Giant Burrowing Cockroach

10 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Insect Facts

The title of world’s heaviest cockroach goes to the giant burrowing cockroach, aka rhinoceros cockroach or Queensland giant cockroach. These insects hail from subtropical and tropical parts of Queensland, Australia. These hefty bugs are third in length behind the

The Lesser Long-Nosed Bat

9 June, 2021
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Daily Critter Facts, Flying Mammal Facts

The lesser long-nosed bat can be found in the scrub, semi-arid grassland, and forest habitats from southern California, Arizona, & New Mexico down to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador,