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 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, 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 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, 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 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
The four-eyed turtle is so named for the 2 bright yellow or green spots located on the back of their head, known as eyespots. They hail from southern China and Hainan, in the Annamite Mountains, the northeastern region of Laos,
The white-backed vulture is an Old World (animals from Africa and Asia) vulture that hails from Africa. Despite their status, they are the most common vulture seen in Africa. These vultures face many threats such as habitat
Making its way into today’s article, it’s the cleaner wrasse, aka bluestreak cleaner wrasse (featured left in the picture and cleaning the host’s gills). These wrasses can be found in the warmer tropical waters of the Pacific
The Australian boobook owl, aka spotted owl and brown owl is the smallest owl found in mainland Australia. Their name hails from the 2-tone “boo-book” call. There are 7 known subspecies of Australian boobooks. They face the
