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loggerhead shrike

The Loggerhead Shrike

  • 28 November, 2022
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The loggerhead shrike, aka butcherbird, hails from Canada, United States, and Mexico. These are medium sized song birds with a dark secret. Hey, we all have skeletons in our closet. They may be commonly called

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Pacific sleeper shark

The Pacific Sleeper Shark

  • 25 November, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The Pacific sleeper shark can be found in the temperate, northern Pacific Ocean at depths of up to 6,600 feet! However, they can also be found in the South Pacific and in Australasian waters as well

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elephant trunk snake

The Elephant Trunk Snake

  • 23 November, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Reptile Facts, Snake Facts

The elephant trunk snake, aka trunk snake or Javan file snake, is a nonvenomous, freshwater and brackish water snake that can be found in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. They can be

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western jackdaw

The Western Jackdaw

  • 22 November, 2022
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The western jackdaw, aka jackdaw, European jackdaw, or Eurasian jackdaw, can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. They prefer cultivated land, pastures, coastal cliffs, wooded steppes

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Sumatran orangutan

The Sumatran Orangutan

  • 21 November, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Primate Facts

The Sumatran orangutan, aka Sumatran orang-utan, hails from the lowland tropical forests, mangrove forests, riparian forests, and swamp forests of Sumatra, in Indonesia. Orangutans are the only

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Linnaeus's two-toed sloth

The Linnaeus’s Two-Toed Sloth

  • 18 November, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth, aka southern two-toed sloth, Linné’s two-toed sloth, or Unau, can be found, with a little searching, in southern Central America on down into northern South America and even

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Eurasian sparrowhawk

The Eurasian Sparrowhawk

  • 17 November, 2022
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The Eurasian sparrowhawk, aka northern sparrowhawk or just sparrowhawk, can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and into Africa. They can dwell amongst a variety of woodland types; open countrysides

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needlefish

The Sharp Toothed Needlefish

  • 16 November, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The needlefish, aka long tom or garfish, can be found in shallow marine environments, brackish (mildly salty) habitats, and even in freshwater. Needlefish look a lot like freshwater gars, but are only

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Tasmanian pademelon

The Tasmanian Pademelon

  • 15 November, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

The Tasmanian pademelon, aka red-bellied pademelon or rufous-bellied pademelon, (pronounced pa·duh·meh·luhn) is a short and stout marsupial that hails from Tasmania. The Tasmanian species used to also be found in southern

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cinereous vulture

The Cinereous Vulture

  • 14 November, 2022
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Scavenger Bird Facts

The cinereous vulture, aka black vulture, monk vulture, or Eurasian black vulture, is a large raptor found throughout most of Eurasia. These birds are considered to be the largest of the Old World

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