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Pacific spiny lumpsucker

The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker

  • 10 June, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a diminutive, globular-shaped fish from the family Cyclopteridae, which includes all lumpfish species. While they don’t have any major threats to their survival, they are subject to microplastic pollution

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screaming hairy armadillo

The Screaming Hairy Armadillo

  • 9 June, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The screaming hairy armadillo, aka small screaming armadillo, crying armadillo, or small hairy armadillo, hails from the central and southern portions of South America. These armadillos face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

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fried egg jellyfish

The Fried Egg Jellyfish

  • 6 June, 2025
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The fried egg jellyfish, aka egg-yolk jellyfish, is quite a large jellyfish from the Phacellophoridae family that are found in many parts of the world’s oceans. They get their name from their appearance. They literally look like a sunny-side up egg

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chicken turtle

The Chicken Turtle

  • 5 June, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts

Hailing from southeastern United States it’s the chicken turtle. These critters are the only extant member of the genus Deirochelys and a member of the freshwater marsh turtle family Emydidae. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss;

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sarcastic fringehead

The Sarcastic Fringehead

  • 4 June, 2025
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The sarcastic fringehead is named for their large mouth and aggressive demeanor. The name fringehead was given due to the ruff of tissue surrounding their neck. These fish can be found from San Fransisco, California down to the Baja California coastline at depths of

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greater sage-grouse

The Greater Sage-Grouse

  • 3 June, 2025
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The greater sage-grouse, aka sagehen, is the largest grouse in North America. Their range extends from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada to western United States. They were known as just the sage grouse until the Gunnison sage-grouse was

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hooded skunk

The Hooded Skunk

  • 2 June, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The hooded skunk can be found from southwestern United States down throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and northwest Costa Rica. These skunks are differentiated from striped skunks due in part to their solid white back and tail, as well as

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hooded pitohui

The Hooded Pitohui

  • 30 May, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The hooded pitohui was thought at 1 time to be a whistler species, but is now known to be a member of the Old World oriole family. They are a medium-sized songbird and among the very few known poisonous birds. They are found on New Guinea. With a stable population […]

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domino cockroach

The Domino Cockroach

  • 29 May, 2025
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The domino cockroach, aka Indian domino cockroach, desert cockroach, or seven-spotted cockroach, is a species of cockroach found in southern India. These cockroaches spend the daylight hours buried in leaf litter or in loose soil. Due to their abundance

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broad-tailed hummingbird

The Broad-Tailed Hummingbird

  • 28 May, 2025
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The broad-tailed hummingbird is a medium-sized hummingbird found at higher elevations from western Canada, western United States, Mexico, and Central America. These hummingbirds are abundant and often seen buzzing around flowers and hummingbird feeders in gardens

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