Critter Science

The Desert Warthog

15 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

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

14 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Dolphin Facts, Sea Mammal Facts

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

11 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

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

9 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts

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

8 October, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Scavenger Bird Facts

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

The Cleaner Wrasse

7 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

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

4 October, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

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

The Patagonian Opossum

3 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The Patagonian opossum dwells further south, in Argentina, than any other known living marsupial. They are 1 of the least known mammals of South America. They suffer from habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming

The Raso Lark

2 October, 2024
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The Raso lark, aka Cape Verde Islands lark, Raso short-toed lark, Raso Island lark, or Razo skylark, is only found on Raso islet in the Cape Verde Islands; off the west coast of Africa. Unfortunately, they face the threats of

The Little Red Kaluta

1 October, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The little red kaluta is a tiny marsupial endemic to northwestern Australia. These critters are the only member of their genus, Dasykaluta. They prefer a dry grassland habitat. Due to no major natural or man-made threats, these