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great curassow

The Great Curassow

  • 16 January, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts
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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mahogany glider

The Mahogany Glider

  • 8 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts
The mahogany glider looks just like a sugar glider & hails from a tiny area between Ollera Creek south of Ingham and Tully in North Queensland, Australia. These adorable little marsupials face the threats of habitat loss and
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coast mole

The Coast Mole

  • 7 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts
The coast mole, aka Pacific mole, hails from the Pacific northwest. More specifically British Columbia, Canada; Washington state, Oregon, northern California, and western Idaho, United States. With no real threats, sans some
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Perrin's beaked whale

The Perrin’s Beaked Whale

  • 6 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Sea Mammal Facts, Whale Facts
The Perrin’s beaked whale is a shy member of the toothed whale suborder. There are over 20 species of beaked whales recognized to date. These whales face the threats of overfishing and subsequent bycatch (getting caught in
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gray ratsnake

The Gray Ratsnake

  • 3 January, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts
The gray ratsnake, aka gray rat snake, black ratsnake, chicken snake, central ratsnake, midland ratsnake, or pilot black snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid that can be found in midwestern and eastern United States and a small
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