Critter Science

The Tiny, Disease Carrying Flea

30 April, 2020
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This is the story of the flea. Back in the Middle Ages, upwards of 50 million people died of the Black Death, due to its spread throughout Europe and Asia! That’s right, it wasn’t just

The White-Necked Picathartes

29 April, 2020
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From its yellow head to its unusual hopping, the white-necked picathartes resembles something from a story book. These birds evolved from ancient Australian relatives around 44 million

The Hungry Sea Urchin

28 April, 2020
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The sea urchin is an easily recognized sea creature that lives around ocean areas with plenty of algae and sea plants. Urchins belong to a group of animals called echinoderms

The Trigger-Happy Triggerfish

27 April, 2020
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With 40 known species of triggerfish, there are plenty of colors to be seen. These sometimes aggressive fish prefer tropical and subtropical ocean reefs. The Indo-Pacific waters boast

The Diminutive Southwestern Threadsnake

24 April, 2020
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This article is devoted to one of the world’s smallest known snake species, the southwestern threadsnake. This fossorial (burrowing) snake has many alternate names as well, names

The Beautiful Himalayan Monal

23 April, 2020
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The Himalayan monal is also known as the danphe, mpeyan monal, and Impeyan pheasant. They are frequently referred to in Nepali songs. This bird is also the state bird of Uttarakhand,

The Amazing Axolotl

22 April, 2020
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With regenerative powers that rival the mutant Wolverine, the axolotl is able to regrow just about anything lost or damaged. More on that in a bit. These peculiar critters live in

The Massive Kodiak Bear

21 April, 2020
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The Kodiak bear, aka Kodiak brown bear, or the Alaskan brown bear, lives on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwestern Alaska. These are the largest recognized subspecies of

The Dreaded, Itchy Head Louse

20 April, 2020
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The head louse is a diminutive, parasitic insect that lives on the scalp, the areas behind and around your ears, and near the neckline at the back of the head. Sometimes they can

Enter the Peculiar Mexican Mole Lizard

17 April, 2020
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The Mexican mole lizard, aka Bipes, spends most of its time burrowing in soft soil in Western Mexico and Baja California. These creatures are neither a lizard or a snake. They are in