Critter Science

The Cute, Cuddly, and Quick… Chinchilla

29 August, 2018
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It’s cute, cuddly, so soft you can barely feel their fur, they’re quick, and have sharp teeth. Yes, it’s a chinchilla! Once hunted to near extinction for their fur coats, they are now only found in

I’ll Huffer and I’ll Puffer Fish

28 August, 2018
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With more than 120 known species, puffer fish, aka Tetraodontidae, are quite diverse, beautiful, slow-moving, and can be deadly! Many puffer fish use tetrodotoxin as a defense and that neurotoxin is up to 1,200 times more potent than cyanide! That being said puffers

Clowning Around with Clownfish

27 August, 2018
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Clownfish are known for their colorful (clown-like) appearance and have been made popular in films like Finding Dory and Finding Nemo. They are also called anemonefish, due to their association with sea anemones. There are 28 known species of clownfish, and

Now on to the Adorable Puffin

25 August, 2018
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With all the turmoil in the world today, I thought I’d write an article that is on the adorable side. We need more adorable. The puffin is Iceland’s most revered bird. They are also quite the tourist attraction

The Amazing and Beautiful Duck

24 August, 2018
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Per special request, I am doing an article on the duck. These birds are related to swans and geese. They are mostly aquatic birds living in both freshwater and saltwater habitats and they are found on every continent except for

Blood Thirsty Ticks. A Real Threat.

23 August, 2018
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In the U.S. alone, ticks are responsible for spreading potentially-life threatening infectious diseases; some of which can cause not only nausea, chills, and fever, but also neurological problems and even death!

The Dreaded Bullet Ant

22 August, 2018
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The bullet ant is so called because of their incredibly painful sting. Their venom causes pain equal to that of being shot by a bullet! It has also been

Alpaca vs Llama. What’s the difference?

21 August, 2018
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The alpaca vs llama! Quite often these 2 get confused from one another. I’m here to clarify the difference between the 2. First of all, yes, the 2 critters do both spit when provoked. A couple of obvious things to look for:

Have You Heard about the Beautiful Hyacinth Macaw?

20 August, 2018
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When it comes to parrots and especially macaws, it’s hard to compare with the beautiful hyacinth macaw, aka hyacinthine macaw. This macaw is a parrot native to central and eastern South America

Here They Come… Mosquitoes!

19 August, 2018
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It was bound to happen sooner or later – an article about mosquitoes. They are annoying, they cause itching, redness, disease, and the most deaths of any animal in the world, by far. More than 1,000,000 people a year die as