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Gilbert's potoroo

The Gilbert’s Potoroo

  • 22 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The Gilbert’s potoroo is the rarest marsupial in the world and Australia’s most endangered marsupial. For a long time they were thought to be extinct. They are only found in couple of locations in Australia. They

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Burchell's zebra

The Burchell’s Zebra

  • 21 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The Burchell’s zebra, aka bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra is an eastern & southern subspecies of the plains zebra, and the only zebra that can be legally farmed for human consumption. They, like other zebras

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southern flying squirrel

The Southern Flying Squirrel

  • 20 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The southern flying squirrel, aka assapan, is just 1 of 3 flying squirrel species found in North America. They are native to southeastern Canada, eastern United States, the high country of Mexico, and Central America. While

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common house gecko

The Common House Gecko

  • 17 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

The common house gecko, aka Asian house gecko, chipkali, house lizard, moon lizard, Pacific house gecko, tiktiki, or wall gecko, is originally from southern and southeastern Asia. However, they have been intentionally and

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great curassow

The Great Curassow

  • 16 January, 2025
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The great curassow hails from the Neotropical rainforests of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. These pheasant-like birds are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, fires,

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dromedary camel

The Dromedary Camel

  • 15 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The dromedary camel, aka dromedary, Arabian camel, or one-humped camel, is a semi-domesticated species that has been extinct from the wild for over 2,000 years. These camels have a single hump on their back. They are the

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great hammerhead

The Great Hammerhead

  • 14 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The great hammerhead is the largest known species of hammerhead shark. They are found in tropical and warmer temperate waters throughout the world. These hammerheads are caught globally as bycatch and targets in commercial

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common treeshrew

The Common Treeshrew

  • 13 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The common treeshrew, aka tree shrew or banxring, despite their namesake are not true shrews. They are native to the tropical forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

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black guan

The Black Guan

  • 10 January, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The black guan is a bird species from the Cracidae family, like the chachalaca, curassow, and guan. These birds can be found in Costa Rica and Panama in Central America. They face the threats of habitat destruction at the

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ribbon seal

The Ribbon Seal

  • 9 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Sea Mammal Facts, Seal Facts

The ribbon seal is a member of the true seal family. This means they lack ear flaps, but they have ear holes instead. They are located in the Arctic and Subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean, notably in the Bering

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