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otter civet

The Otter Civet

  • 9 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts
The otter civet, aka otterzivette, Sunda otter civet, and cibeta nutria – to name a few, can be found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They are a semi-aquatic viverrid (Old World civet). They prefer lowland primary forests, secondary forests, bamboo forests, and logged forests. These
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haddock

The Haddock

  • 8 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts
The haddock is a member of the true cod family. They can be found primarily in the north Atlantic Ocean. They are a heavily fished species, predominantly in northern Europe. Unfortunately, these aquatic residents are being
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spotted turtle

The Spotted Turtle

  • 5 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Turtle Facts
The spotted turtle is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that hails from Canada and the eastern United States. They prefer marshes, flooded forests, wet meadows, bogs, and woodland stream habitats. Unfortunately, these little
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Itatiaia highland frog

The Itatiaia Highland Frog

  • 4 January, 2024
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts
The Itatiaia highland frog is a small frog species native only to the Itatiaia Mountains of Brazil. These anurans prefer to dwell in leaves, mulch, and stones in sparse forests, open grasslands, and even in burrows. Sadly, due
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porbeagle shark

The Porbeagle Shark

  • 3 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts
The porbeagle shark is a species of mackerel shark (in the same family as great whites and others) that can be found in the frigid and temperate ocean waters of the North Atlantic and in the Southern Hemisphere. With facing
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western gorilla

The Western Gorilla

  • 2 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts
The western gorilla can only be found in forests, tropical jungles, lowland swamps, and secondary forests in western Central Africa. More specifically they dwell in Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo, Gabon,
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yellowfin tuna

The Yellowfin Tuna

  • 1 January, 2024
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts
The yellowfin tuna, aka ahi (although that is more related to the bigeye tuna) or albacore (which is a misnaming as albacore are a separate species altogether) are epipelagic (part of the oceanic zone into which enough light
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topi

The Speedy Topi

  • 29 December, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts
The topi (pronounced toh-pee) hails from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. They prefer semi-deserts, savannas, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa. These critters face the threats of
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boodie

The Boodie

  • 28 December, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts
The boodie, aka burrowing bettong or Lesueur’s rat-kangaroo, hails only from the Australian islands of Barrow, Bernier, and Dorre. They were once prominent throughout Australia. However, these critters are the product of
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Cairo spiny mouse

The Cairo Spiny Mouse

  • 27 December, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts
The Cairo spiny mouse, aka Egyptian spiny mouse, Arabian spiny mouse, or common spiny mouse, hails from northern Africa. More specifically Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Morocco, and Sudan. They prefer dry,
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