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hyacinth macaw

Have You Heard about the Beautiful Hyacinth Macaw?

  • 20 August, 2018
  • Critterman
  • 2 Comments
  • 1012 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts

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

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mosquitoes

Here They Come… Mosquitoes!

  • 19 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 614 Views
  • 2 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Insect Facts

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

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tiger

Welcome the largest cat, the tiger!

  • 18 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 1085 Views
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Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The tiger is the largest species of the cat family. Even though they are large and powerful, they are also very stealthy. You’ll never know you’re being stalked by a tiger till it’s too late! Being the 3rd largest land

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red panda

The Adorable Red Panda

  • 16 August, 2018
  • Critterman
  • 2 Comments
  • 2713 Views
  • 15 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

Not as big as a regular panda, but certainly as adorable, it’s the red panda. The forests red pandas live in need to have a steady supply of bamboo in order for them to thrive. Red pandas live in the mountains of Nepal, central China and northern Myanmar in rainy, […]

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manta ray

The Magnificent Manta Ray

  • 15 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 898 Views
  • 3 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The ocean, with its many amazing creatures also houses some truly awe-inspiring critters called manta rays. The manta ray is a marvel to behold and harmless to boot. They travel great distances throughout the oceans feasting

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grizzly bear

The Fierce Grizzly Bear!

  • 14 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 2143 Views
  • 4 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

Few critters send chills down the spines of campers quite like the thought of a grizzly bear encounter! While encounters are typically rare, they do occur, depending on where you’re camping. That aside, grizzly bears are

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mudskipper

It’s the Muddy Mudskipper Show!

  • 13 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 3612 Views
  • 5 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The mudskipper is a type of fish that is part of the fish family known as Periophthalmini, which is in the family Gobiidae (gobies). They are amphibious fish, which means that they can live in the water and on land. When on land

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shoebill

It’s not a Stork. It’s a Shoebill!

  • 11 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 1724 Views
  • 5 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts, Predatory Bird Facts, Wading Bird Facts

The shoebill also known as whalehead, is a very large stork-like bird that derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. They are falsely called storks because

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rats

Rats! They’re Everywhere!

  • 10 August, 2018
  • Critterman
  • 2 Comments
  • 1153 Views
  • 2 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

As the title says, rats are everywhere. This article will talk about all kinds of cool critter facts about a misunderstood and often hated creature, the rat. Rats are both a nuisance and sought after as pets.

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veiled chameleon

Behold the Veiled Chameleon

  • 8 August, 2018
  • Critterman
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  • 2031 Views
  • 3 Likes
Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

Of all the chameleons I’ve worked with, I have a special place in my heart for the veiled chameleon. From their wide variety of color patterns to their groovy looking casque on top of their head… These cool chams can be found in Yemen and Saudi Arabia and prefer

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