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eastern pondhawk

The Eastern Pondhawk

  • 9 May, 2024
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The eastern pondhawk, aka common pondhawk, is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. These dragonflies are native to the eastern 2/3 of the United States, as well as in Quebec and Ontario, Canada. They also inhabit Mexico,

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northern crested newt

The Northern Crested Newt

  • 8 May, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Newt Facts

The northern crested newt, aka warty newt or great crested newt, hails from Europe to western Asia. These critters have the largest range of any European newt species. They prefer groves, deciduous woodlands, conifer woods,

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comb jelly

The Fascinating Comb Jelly

  • 7 May, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Jellyfish Facts, Parasite Facts

The comb jelly, aka comb jellyfish, is the largest species of jellyfish-like creatures that utilizes cilia to swim. These cilia are typically referred to as combs. While they possess the name jelly, they aren’t true

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ornate hawk-eagle

The Ornate Hawk-Eagle

  • 6 May, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The ornate hawk-eagle can be found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. They prefer tall, wet, and/or humid, tropical and subtropical forests, however they will tolerate other forest habitats as well. Unfortunately,

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bell frog

The Bell Frog

  • 3 May, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The bell frog, aka green bell frog, green & golden swamp frog, and green frog, hails from eastern Australia and northern New Zealand. With their populations decreasing more than 30% in the past 10 years, these frogs are listed

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Okinawa rail

The Okinawa Rail

  • 2 May, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Flightless Bird Facts

The Okinawa rail, aka Yanbaru rail, Yanbaru kuina, or agachi kumira, is a nearly flightless bird that hails only from Yanbaru, the northern part of Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan. They prefer evergreen

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coastal giant salamander

The Coastal Giant Salamander

  • 1 May, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Salamander Facts

The coastal giant salamander can be found in the Pacific Northwest. These are the largest known salamander in North America. There are 3 known related species in the same family: the California giant salamander, Cope’s giant

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black-tailed deer

The Black-Tailed Deer

  • 30 April, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The black-tailed deer is a subspecies of mule deer. They can be found in Alaska, Canada, through many of the main U.S. states (from the midwest to the Pacific west), down into Mexico, and Baja California. They prefer forest

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pine marten

The Pine Marten

  • 29 April, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The pine marten, aka European pine marten, European marten, pineten, baum marten, or sweet marten, can be found throughout Europe and into Asia, and the Middle East. They tolerate a wide range of habitats such as deciduous,

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great skua

The Great Skua

  • 26 April, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts, Scavenger Bird Facts

The great skua, aka bonxie, has a wide distribution throughout the central and northern Atlantic Ocean. They can be spotted out at sea and off the coasts of North America, Iceland, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Africa. These

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