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lesser short-nosed fruit bat

The Lesser Short-Nosed Fruit Bat

  • 1 July, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Flying Mammal Facts

The lesser short-nosed fruit bat can be found in southern and southeastern Asia. They are among the smaller species of megabats. These bats tolerate a range of habitats such as lower montane forests, disturbed forests,

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Indian porcupine

The Indian Porcupine

  • 28 June, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The Indian porcupine, aka Indian crested porcupine, can be found throughout southeast and central Asia, as well as the Middle East. They tolerate a wide range of habitats such as tropical and temperate scrublands, rocky

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Skywalker hoolock gibbon

The Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon

  • 27 June, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The Skywalker hoolock gibbon, aka Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, hails from China and Myanmar. They dwell in unprotected forest stretches with rough terrain found in primary evergreen habitats, scrublands, mountainous

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The Melon-Headed Whale

  • 26 June, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Dolphin Facts, Sea Mammal Facts

The melon-headed whale, aka melon-headed dolphin, melon whale, electra dolphin, many-toothed blackfish, or little killer whale, is a dolphin not a whale, and can be found in the tropical and subtropical oceans around the world

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The Grizzled Giant Squirrel

  • 25 June, 2024
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The grizzled giant squirrel, aka Sri Lankan giant squirrel, hails from southern India and Sri Lanka. They prefer dry deciduous forests, highlands, hill forests, and patches of riparian forests near riverine habitats. Due to the

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scarlet macaw

The Beautiful Scarlet Macaw

  • 24 June, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The scarlet macaw hails from Mexico, Central America, and South America. They prefer humid lowland subtropical rainforests, mangrove vegetation, river edges, open woodlands, and savannas. The only main threats to these large

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Gee's golden langur

The Gee’s Golden Langur

  • 21 June, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The Gee’s golden langur, aka golden langur, hails only from Bhutan and India. They prefer moist tropical forest habitats. Due to the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential & commercial

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checkered keelback snake

The Checkered Keelback Snake

  • 20 June, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The checkered keelback snake, aka Asiatic water snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake that hails from southern and southeastern Asia. They prefer to dwell near and in freshwater lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, and streams.

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European bison

The European Bison

  • 19 June, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The European bison, aka European wood bison, zubr, European buffalo, or wisent, has a dispersed population found in Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. They prefer broad-leaf

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The Indian Palm Squirrel

  • 18 June, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The Indian palm squirrel, aka 3-striped palm squirrel, hails from India and Sri Lanka. They tolerate a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, mangrove forests, rainforests, scrublands, tropical dry forests, gardens, parks, and

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