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blue Malayan coral snake

The Deadly Blue Malayan Coral Snake

  • 22 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

Not all venomous snakes are created equally. Take the blue Malayan coral snake, for instance. These snakes are as deadly as they are beautiful. They live in the primary and secondary

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Asian elephant

The Spectacular Asian Elephant

  • 17 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 621 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

Being the second largest land animal on the planet, next to the African elephant, the Asian elephant is an intelligent giant found in Southeast Asia. These elephants prefer moist tropical

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lionfish

The Invasive Lionfish

  • 16 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 555 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The lionfish, aka firefish, zebrafish, turkeyfish, scorpionfish, and butterfly-cod, is a venomous fish typically found in the Pacific and Indo-Pacific oceans. There are 10 known species

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velvet worm

The Velvet Worm

  • 15 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 1348 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Worm Facts

Changing very little in the last 500 million years, the velvet worm is a peculiar predator with 180 species described to date. These odd creatures spend their time in the tropics,

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rhesus macaque monkey

The Charismatic Rhesus Macaque Monkey

  • 14 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The rhesus macaque monkey is an old world monkey. This means it doesn’t rely, in part, on a prehensile tail and is from African or Asian decent. Rhesus macaques are native to Afghanistan,

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snow leopard

The Beautiful and Elusive Snow Leopard

  • 11 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 2010 Views
  • 9 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The snow leopard calls the high, rugged, and frigid mountains of central and south Asia their home. Once thought to have a few subspecies research has, for now, listed these beautiful cats

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Indian red scorpion

The Deadly Indian Red Scorpion

  • 10 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 3269 Views
  • 11 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Arachnid Facts, Arthropod Facts

The Indian red scorpion, aka eastern Indian scorpion, is thought by many to be the world’s deadliest known scorpion. Their fatality rate is, by far, the highest of any other known

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Tibetan sand fox

The Unusual Looking Tibetan Sand Fox

  • 9 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 6716 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Canine Facts, Land Mammal Facts

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

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Madame Berthe's mouse lemur

The Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur

  • 8 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 2057 Views
  • 3 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

Found only on the island country of Madagascar, the Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur is the smallest known primate in the world. They inhabit the dry deciduous forests of the southwestern

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thresher shark

The Unique Looking Thresher Shark

  • 4 September, 2020
  • Critterman
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  • 924 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

Unique in their appearance, the thresher shark stands out among all other sharks in terms of their main feature… their huge tail. The tail of a thresher can equal the length of

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