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Sonoran pronghorn

The Shy Sonoran Pronghorn

  • 16 September, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The Sonoran pronghorn is native to the Sonoran desert. Hence the name. They prefer arroyos, creosote scrub bajadas, desert washes, and grassland steppe. These endangered animals were

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California condor

The Endangered California Condor

  • 13 September, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts, Scavenger Bird Facts

The California condor is the largest wild bird in all of North America. Their population plummeted during the 20th century due to habitat destruction, poaching, and lead poisoning

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black-tailed jackrabbit

The Black-Tailed Jackrabbit

  • 12 September, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Lagomorph Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The black-tailed jackrabbit is found in the western U.S. from Washington down south to California, Arizona, and eastward to Nebraska and Texas. It is an introduced species in New Jersey &

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golden eagle

The Impressive Golden Eagle

  • 11 September, 2019
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The golden eagle is the largest predatory bird in North America. They prefer to hang out in cliffs along rivers, canyons, mountainous regions, and bluffs; anywhere they can get a good

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round-tailed ground squirrel

The Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

  • 10 September, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The round-tailed ground squirrel lives in northern Mexico, Baja California, and the southwest U.S.; including Arizona, Nevada, and California. They live in various parts of the Yuma,

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Gila trout

The Endangered Gila Trout

  • 9 September, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

Found in silt heavy streams, the Gila trout calls Arizona and New Mexico home. These troubled trout have faced adversity for ages. More recently at the hands of agriculture and rerouting

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Arizona coachwhip

The Arizona Coachwhip

  • 6 September, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

There are 7 known subspecies of coachwhip snakes whos demographic extends from the west coast to the east coast throughout the southern U.S. The Arizona coachwhip is found across all of western and southern Arizona at elevations from just above sea level to around 6,000

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cactus wren

The Cactus Wren

  • 5 September, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts

The cactus wren is found in deserts and arid foothills containing yucca, cacti, mesquite, and other types of desert scrub brush. They inhabit Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Mojave Deserts

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Arizona bark scorpion

The Dangerous Arizona Bark Scorpion

  • 4 September, 2019
  • Critterman
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Daily Critter Facts, Arachnid Facts, Arthropod Facts

The Arizona bark scorpion can be found from southern California, throughout southern Arizona, into the western parts of New Mexico, the southern parts of Utah, and in Mexico

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skunk

The Odiferous Skunk

  • 3 September, 2019
  • Critterman
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  • 828 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Mustelid Facts

Easily recognized, not only by their telltale black and white coloring, but their aroma, the skunk is the animal kingdom’s smelliest critter… by far! These animals have been

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