Critter Science

The Jamaican Iguana

16 April, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

The Jamaican iguana, aka Colley’s iguana or Jamaican rock iguana, hails only from a small southern portion of the island of Jamaica. These iguanas were once found throughout Jamaica and on the offshore islets of Great Goat Island and Little Goat Island, they are now confined to

The Western House Martin

15 April, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The western house martin, aka common house martin, northern house martin, or house martin, can be found throughout Europe, western Asia, and Africa. They are a passerine bird from the swallow family. These birds are threatened by invasive species,

The New Zealand Sea Lion

14 April, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Sea Lion Facts, Sea Mammal Facts

The New Zealand sea lion, aka Hooker’s sea lion, pakake (for both male and female), whakahao (male), or kake (female) in Māori, hails from New Zealand and primarily breeds on New Zealand’s subantarctic Auckland and Campbell islands, and have recently been slowly breeding and

The Eiselt’s Caecilian

11 April, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The Eiselt’s caecilian is a type of caecilian that hails from Brazil and possibly Bolivia. These unique and fascinating creatures are amphibians. They prefer to dwell in warm, turbid, fast-flowing waters within the lowland Brazilian Amazon basin, primarily in the Madeira River

The Brewer’s Blackbird

10 April, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The Brewer’s blackbird is a New World (from the Americas) blackbird species that can be found in Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of wildfires, hunting, and trapping.

The Return of the Dire Wolf

9 April, 2025
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Canine Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The dire wolf once thrived in the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000 – 10,000 years ago). However, the challenges they faced brought them to extinction. Attempting to stave off hunters and fighting the drastic effects of climate change proved too much

The Common Snapping Turtle

8 April, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts

The common snapping turtle, aka northern snapping turtle, can be found throughout southeastern Canada and most of the United States. These turtles are renown for their defensive and combative temperament. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and

The Northern Leopard Frog

7 April, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The northern leopard frog was recently renamed from Rana pipiens. These frogs can be found throughout Canada and the United States. Unfortunately, with such a wide distribution throughout North America they face many threats such as habitat loss at the hands of

The Misconceived Scorpionfly

4 April, 2025
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

There are approximately 600 species, 34 genera, in 9 families of scorpionfly the world over. But what do they do? Do they sting? Are they a threat? With the male’s raised and curled tail, they resemble a scorpion, but are they as ominous as the famed arachnids? These insects are […]

The Black Slug

3 April, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Gastropod Facts

The black slug, aka black arion, European black slug, or large black slug, can be found throughout much of Europe. These critters are large terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Arionidae (the round back slugs). They can be found in Faroe Islands, Finland, Germany, Iceland,