Critter Science

The Wonderful Pelican

25 June, 2019
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The pelican is an amazing bird that can be found on all the continents except Antarctica. There are 8 known species of pelicans. They are threatened by chemical pollution,

The Cute and Social Guinea Pig

24 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The guinea pig isn’t actually a pig at all. They are rodents. Guinea pigs don’t have a tail, they have 4 toes on

The Unique and Big Footed Jacana

21 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts, Wading Bird Facts

The jacana is a wading bird that is known by several names, such as ‘lily trotter’, ‘Jesus bird’, and ‘lotus bird’. They live in shallow lake areas, ponds and wetlands in tropical regions

Meet the Unique and Creepy Suriname Toad

20 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Amphibian Facts, Toad Facts

The Suriname toad resides in the tropical rainforests of Suriname and Guyana and to the south through the Amazon basin including Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. They can also be found in

Beware of the Deadly Fer-de-Lance

19 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The fer-de-lance is a highly venomous pit viper species that resides from southern Mexico to northern South America. They inhabit pine and broadleaf forests, often looking for

Meet the Golden Lion Tamarin

18 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The golden lion tamarin lives in rainforests on the Atlantic coast of Brazil. Touted as 1 of the most beautiful of the 4 known species of lion tamarins, lion tamarins take their name from their gorgeous manes. Their thick rings of hair look like the manes of

The Mountain Lion

17 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The mountain lion is also known as the panther, cougar, puma, catamount, and gato monte (cat of the mountain), to name just a few. These critters have so many names because of their huge demographic. They live from Canada, down to Argentina. Pumas living in warm or humid climates are

The Beautiful Flamingo

14 June, 2019
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Made famous, in part, by plastic lawn ornaments it’s the flamingo. There are 6 known species of flamingo. Flamingos have good hearing but little to no sense of smell. Good thing, cause

The Unusual Caecilian

13 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Amphibian Facts

There are approximately 200 known species of caecilian. However, you’ll be hard pressed to find one, as they spend their time underground or in the water. Caecilian is pronounced

The Combative Army Ants

12 June, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Insect Facts

These are the classic Amazonian army ants, infamous for massive and defensive swarm raids. Like all army ants, this species is nomadic. They are like little pillaging hordes of bloodthirsty barbarians, with a voracious appetite for nearly anything that stands in their way