Critter Science

The Dainty Beira

15 August, 2024
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The beira is a small species of antelope that dwells in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa. These diminutive antelopes prefer to dwell among stony and/or rocky slopes and hillsides, dry grassland that is interspersed with

The Antarctic Shag

14 August, 2024
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The Antarctic shag, aka Antarctic cormorant, imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, or blue-eyed shag, is the only cormorant found in the Antarctic. Even though they face the threats of hunting; trapping; overfishing;

The Spectacled Porpoise

13 August, 2024
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The spectacled porpoise is a small to medium sized, very understudied porpoise species indigenous to the temperate, sub-Antarctic, and Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean. The reason they are so poorly studied is due

The Scaly-Foot Gastropod

12 August, 2024
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The scaly-foot gastropod, aka scaly-foot snail, sea pangolin, or volcano snail, is a snail species that dwells among deep-sea hydrothermal-vents in the Indian Ocean. They can be found at depths of up to 1.73+ miles. As deep as

The Giant Pangolin

9 August, 2024
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The giant pangolin, as its name suggests, is the largest of the pangolins. They can be found along the equator from West Africa over to Uganda. These pangolins prefer savannas, rainforests, and forest habitats, with ample

The Australian Sea Lion

8 August, 2024
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The Australian sea lion, aka Australian sealion, Australian sea-lion, or white-capped sea lion, hails from Western and Southern Australia. They prefer sandy beaches, beaches with cliffs, and isolated bays. Sadly, these critters

The Grevy’s Zebra

7 August, 2024
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The Grevy’s zebra, aka imperial zebra, hails only from Kenya and Ethiopia. These critters are the largest living wild equid and the most threatened of all of the 3 species of zebra. They prefer semi-arid savanna habitats. Sadly,

The Abundant Killdeer

6 August, 2024
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The killdeer gets its name from their shrill, 2-syllable call. These large plovers are found throughout Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, as well as northern and western South America. With no major threats

Say Hello to the Geoffroy’s Tamarin

5 August, 2024
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The Geoffroy’s tamarin, aka Panamanian, red-crested tamarin or rufous-naped tamarin, is a New World monkey (those found only in the Americas) and is only found in Panama and Colombia. They are Panama’s smallest primate species.

The Eastern Racer

2 August, 2024
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The eastern racer, aka North American racer, can be found throughout much of the United States, parts of Canada, Mexico, and into Central America. Due to the commonality of these serpents, and the fact that the only threats