Critter Science

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

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

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

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

The Pine Marten

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

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

The Redbelly Newt

25 April, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Newt Facts

The redbelly newt, aka red-bellied newt, hails only from the coastal Redwoods and woodlands in northern California. They prefer mixed conifers, valley-foothill woodlands, montane hardwoods, and hardwood-conifer

The Moonfish

24 April, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The moonfish, aka cravo, Jerusalem haddock, kingfish, moonfish, or opah, can be found throughout temperate and tropical oceans of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Even though these fish face the threats of overfishing and

The Giant Water Bug

23 April, 2024
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The giant water bug, aka Indian toe-biters, toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator fleas, or alligator ticks, are the largest insect in the order Hemiptera. They prefer to dwell in marshes, bogs, freshwater ponds, and slow-flowing streams. Giant water bugs are found in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa and […]

The Lesser Flamingo

22 April, 2024
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Wading Bird Facts

The lesser flamingo is the smallest of the flamingos but has the largest distribution. They can be found congregating in sub-Saharan Africa, Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, and India. They prefer large alkaline and saline