Critter Science

The Siberian Musk Deer

30 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
3181 Views
5 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

With a peculiar scent and sporting mini tusks, the Siberian musk deer is as strange as it is sought after, the world over. These critters are found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia

The Myrmecophagous Sloth Bear

27 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
1112 Views
2 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The sloth bear is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. They are primarily myrmecophagous (eat mostly ants and termites). They have even been termed labiated bears, due

The Vietnamese Giant Centipede

25 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
6933 Views
8 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts

The Vietnamese giant centipede; as venomous as they are colorful. These impressively large, nervous, and aggressive centipedes can be found throughout southeastern Asia, but can

The Yellow-Throated Marten

24 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
1784 Views
3 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The yellow-throated marten, aka Himalayan marten, is the largest known marten species in Asia. They can be found in South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. These martens

The Chital Deer

23 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
1428 Views
4 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

Concentrated throughout India, the chital deer, aka axis deer or spotted deer, is commonplace in the tropical dry forests, open grasslands, semi-evergreen forests, tropical

The Asian Water Monitor

20 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
4167 Views
17 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

Among the largest lizards in the world, the Asian water monitor calls south and southeast Asia its home. They prefer forests, mangroves, swamps, shrubland, and wetlands

The Agile Lar Gibbon

19 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
1025 Views
7 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The lar gibbon is an agile primate with amazing climbing and swinging abilities, even though they lack a tail. Traversing trees comes easy to these critters and they make it look like

The Asian Arowana

18 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
1854 Views
3 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

Considered lucky by many Asian cultures, the Asian arowana, aka dragonfish, is a native to southeast Asia. More specifically Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam

The Markhor, Not Parkour

17 November, 2020
Critterman
No Comments
1036 Views
2 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

Although most goats are pretty skilled at parkour, as animals go, the markhor is not an acrobatic youngster, but rather a wild goat. There are 3 known subspecies of markhor that call

The World’s Longest Snake, the Reticulated Python

16 November, 2020
Critterman
1 Comment
844 Views
2 Likes

Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

Ranking in at number 1 for the world’s longest snake, it’s the reticulated python. These giant serpents are the 2nd heaviest snake, after the anaconda. They can be found in southern