Critter Science

The Small but Abundant Capelin

24 October, 2024
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The capelin is a smaller sized foraging fish that hails from the smelt family. They dwell in the cold North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Arctic oceans. These fish are not only caught by fisheries, but also preyed on by

The Hazel Dormouse

23 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The hazel dormouse, aka common dormouse, can be found throughout most of Europe, western Asia, and into the Middle East. These little critters prefer to inhabit deciduous woodlands, hedgerows, and scrub habitats. Even though they

The Vulture Bee

22 October, 2024
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The vulture bee, aka carrion bee, is closely related to the South American stingless bee. Unlike honey bees, these bees feast on rotting flesh. These critters also produce a substance from the meat they eat. They prefer

The Ferocious Mole Snake

21 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The mole snake is native to most of southern Africa. These nonvenomous colubrids are known for their ferociousness, and can deal a painful bite. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and degradation at

The Cebu Flowerpecker

18 October, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The Cebu flowerpecker is endemic to Cebu Island in the Philippines. These passerine birds were thought to be extinct in the early 20th century, until 1992 when a population was rediscovered in a patch of limestone forest in

The Small But Quick Oribi

17 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The oribi is the sole member of its genus. That being said, there are 8 recognized subspecies. They can be found throughout western, eastern, and southern Africa. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and

The Green Junglefowl

16 October, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The green junglefowl, aka Javan junglefowl, forktail, or green Javanese junglefowl, is a medium-sized bird that hails from the pheasant family. They were the first to diverge approximately 4 million years ago among the 4

The Desert Warthog

15 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The desert warthog hails from the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. There are 2 subspecies: the Cape warthog & the Somali warthog. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of farming and ranching; &

The Pacific White-Sided Dolphin

14 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Dolphin Facts, Sea Mammal Facts

The Pacific white-sided dolphin, aka hookfin porpoise, is found in the temperate and cool waters of the North Pacific Ocean. They are similar to the dusky dolphin, morphologically. They face similar threats as other oceanic

The Dibbler

11 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The dibbler is a species of carnivorous marsupial from southwestern Australia, as well as some offshore islands. In the early 19th century, dibblers were extensively distributed across Western Australia. By 1884, they were