Critter Science

The Etruscan Shrew

28 August, 2023
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The Etruscan shrew, aka pygmy Etruscan shrew or pygmy white-toothed shrew, can be found from north Africa, to Europe, all the way to Malaysia. They prefer damp and warm habitats with plenty of shrubs for cover from air-based

The Abundant Striped Owl

25 August, 2023
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The striped owl can be found throughout Central and South America. They prefer marshes, riparian woodlands, savannas, open grassy regions, tropical rainforests, wooded suburban habitats, and agricultural lands. As mentioned,

The Golden Jackal

24 August, 2023
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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

23 August, 2023
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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

22 August, 2023
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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

21 August, 2023
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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 Wild Onager

18 August, 2023
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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

17 August, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Sea Mammal Facts, Seal Facts

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

16 August, 2023
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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

15 August, 2023
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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