The golden jackal, aka Asiatic jackal, Eurasian golden jackal, common jackal, or reed wolf, can be spotted from northern and eastern Africa, to southern and eastern Europe, across southern and over to eastern Asia. They prefer
The Nilgiri tahr is native to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in southern India. These critters prefer open montane grassland habitats. They are more closely related to sheep than
The Eurasian magpie, aka common magpie, can be found throughout Spain and Ireland to the Kamchatka Peninsula. These birds prefer open countrysides with a smattering of trees. However, they have also adapted to dwell to
The Indian leopard can be found in India, Bhutan, Nepal, and certain locales of Pakistan. They prefer dry deciduous forests, tropical rainforests, northern coniferous forests, and temperate forests. Due to many threats,
The onager, aka Asiatic wild ass or Hemione, hails from the Black Sea to the Yellow River in China. They’re even found in Mongolia. These critters prefer semideserts, oases, arid grasslands, desert plains, Savannahs, steppes,
The Baikal seal, aka nerpa or Lake Baikal seal, hails only from Lake Baikal in Russia (the world’s deepest lake) and some nearby rivers that flow into and out of said lake. These seals are only found in freshwater and are the
The red-shanked douc can only be found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. These primates are an Old World (monkeys hailing from Asia or Africa) creature that dwells in the mid to upper levels of the forest canopy in mountainous to
The northern gannet is the largest among the gannet family. They can be found out at sea and off the coastlines of the mid to northern Atlantic Ocean. These birds are the largest in the north Atlantic. Most of their time is spent
The silky sifaka, aka silky simpona or simpona, is among the rarest mammals on earth. They are only found in Madagascar, from Marojejy south down to Makira and the Antainambalana River. These primates prefer high elevation
The white crappie (pronounced kropi), aka calico bass or lamplighter, hails from the southeastern parts of Canada and most of the midwestern and eastern United States. These fish are part of the sunfish family, like bass. They prefer large
