Critter Science

The White-Bellied Heron

2 October, 2025
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The white-bellied heron, aka great white-bellied heron or imperial heron, is a sizable species of heron that dwells only in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in northeast India and Bhutan to northern Myanmar

The Predatory Muskellunge

1 October, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The muskellunge, aka muskie, musky, ski, or lunge, is the largest predatory species of pike in North America. Being the largest pike also has its disadvantages, too. These fish are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Sharp-Tailed Grouse

30 September, 2025
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The sharp-tailed grouse, aka sharptail grouse or fire grouse, is a mid-sized prairie grouse that hails from Alaska, Canada, and the United States. Sans hunting, trapping, and habitat loss, these grouse are not only listed as

The Chinese Ferret-Badger

29 September, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Mustelid Facts

The Chinese ferret-badger, aka small-toothed ferret-badger, hails from southeast Asia. These critters prefer grasslands, open forests, and tropical rainforests. They are threatened by hunting, for their meat; and trapping, for their fur

The Atlantic Petrel

26 September, 2025
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The Atlantic petrel is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean. Gadly petrels are so named due to their speedy, weaving flight, almost as if evading gadflies (horse flies). These birds face the threats of

The Blainville’s Beaked Whale

25 September, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The Blainville’s beaked whale, aka dense-beaked whale, is thought to be the widest ranging of the mesoplodont whales (toothed whales). They dwell in tropical and warm waters in all the world’s oceans. These whales face the threats of

The Short-Eared Rock-Wallaby

24 September, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The short-eared rock-wallaby dwells in northern Australia, in the northernmost parts of the Northern Territory, as well as in Western Australia. These wallabies face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Western Spotted Skunk

23 September, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Mustelid Facts

The western spotted skunk, like other skunks, has a pair of large musk glands that open just inside the anus, and which can spray their contents through a muscular contraction. These skunks face the threats of vehicle strike

The Buff-Tailed Bumblebee

22 September, 2025
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Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Insect Facts

The buff-tailed bumblebee, aka large earth bumblebee, can be found in Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. They are 1 of the main species used in greenhouse pollination. Therefore, they can be found in many foreign locales.

The Tahiti Monarch

19 September, 2025
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The Tahiti monarch, aka Tahiti flycatcher, is an increasingly rare sight to see in Tahiti, the largest island in French Polynesia. They are a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family. Sadly, these birds face the threats of