Critter Science

The Snail Kite

3 December, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The snail kite is a species of raptor that hails from South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Florida. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of drainage and development,

The Mongolian Wolf

2 December, 2025
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Canine Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Mongolian wolf hails from Mongolia, northern and central China, Korea, and the Ussuri region of Russia. They are a subspecies of the famous grey wolf. These wolves face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Unique Looking Thorn Bug

1 December, 2025
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The thorn bug is a widely distributed insect that is often considered a pest to many ornamental shrubs and trees. These insects utilize their thornlike pronotum to thwart various predators, such as birds, from eating them

The Sandhill Dunnart

28 November, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The sandhill dunnart is a species of carnivorous marsupial from 4 scattered semi-arid regions of Australia: Lake Amadeus in Northern Territory, the central and eastern Eyre Peninsula in southern Australia,

The Omilteme Cottontail

27 November, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Lagomorph Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Omilteme cottontail, aka Omiltemi cottontail or conejo de Omiltemi, is only found in Guerrero, in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountain range. These cottontails face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, logging, and wood harvesting; hunting; and trapping. The IUCN lists these […]

The Milky Stork

26 November, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Wading Bird Facts

The milky stork prefers to dwell among the mangroves in Southeast Asia. They are native to Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Rhim Gazelle

25 November, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The rhim gazelle, aka slender-horned gazelle, African sand gazelle, or Loder’s gazelle, is a rapidly diminishing species of gazelle that hails from Africa. These diminutive critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

The Kleinmann’s Tortoise

24 November, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts

The Kleinmann’s tortoise, aka Egyptian tortoise, Leith’s tortoise, or Negev tortoise, is the smallest species of tortoise in the Northern Hemisphere. They are native to Libya and likely extinct in Egypt

The Asiatic Cheetah

21 November, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Asiatic cheetah was once spread from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, Transcaucasus, Kyzylkum Desert and northern South Asia. However, they have been extirpated from everywhere but

Welcome the Honeyeating Stitchbird

20 November, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The stitchbird, aka tihi, ihi, tihe, kotihe, tiora, tiheora, tioro, kotihe-wera (male only), hihi-paka (male only), hails from Little Barrier Island. These birds have been extirpated from all other locales