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Oriental garden lizard

The Oriental Garden Lizard

  • 31 December, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

The Oriental garden lizard, aka bloodsucker, changeable lizard, common garden lizard, eastern garden lizard, or Indian garden lizard, hails from southeast Asia. These lizards are a common site but are threatened by

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smooth green snake

The Smooth Green Snake

  • 30 December, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The smooth green snake, aka grass snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid. They can be found through Canada, United States, and into Mexico. They experience the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential

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West Indian manatee

The West Indian Manatee

  • 27 December, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Sea Mammal Facts

The West Indian manatee, aka North American manatee, is found among the warmer coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern United States down to northern Brazil. Sadly, these amazing critters face the threats of habitat

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Bornean orangutan

The Bornean Orangutan

  • 26 December, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

Hailing only from the island of Borneo, it’s the Bornean orangutan. Bornean orangutans happen to be the largest of the 3 species of orangutans. Unfortunately, they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

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eastern wolf

The Eastern Wolf

  • 25 December, 2024
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Canine Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The eastern wolf, aka Algonquin wolf, timber wolf, or eastern timber wolf, is native to the Great Lakes region of the United States and southeastern Canada. They are thought of as either a subspecies of the grey wolf or red wolf

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Barrow's goldeneye

The Barrow’s Goldeneye

  • 24 December, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The Barrow’s goldeneye is a mid-sized sea-faring duck with quite a spaced out distribution. These critters can be found in Canada, Iceland, United States, and possibly Scotland. These ducks face many threats

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South American sea lion

The South American Sea Lion

  • 23 December, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Sea Lion Facts, Sea Mammal Facts

The South American sea lion, aka southern sea lion or the Patagonian sea lion, can be found along much of the South American Coastline, from the west coast, to the east coast. They are threatened by overfishing and over

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eastern milk snake

The Eastern Milk Snake

  • 19 December, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The eastern milk snake. aka eastern milksnake among other names, can be found throughout central and eastern United States and into eastern Canada. These snakes face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential

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southern spotted skunk

The Southern Spotted Skunk

  • 18 December, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The southern spotted skunk can be found from southern Mexico to Central America. Their coloration makes them look surprisingly like a western or even an eastern spotted skunk. They face the threats of habitat loss and

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fall webworm moth

The Fall Webworm Moth

  • 17 December, 2024
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The fall webworm moth gets its name from its larval stage, which produces a characteristic webbed nest on the tree limbs of a large variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall. They are considered an invasive species in

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