Critter Science

The Mongolian Gerbil

17 May, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The Mongolian gerbil, aka Mongolian jird, hails from Mongolia, China, and the Russian Federation. These critters prefer grassland, desert, shrubland, semi-desert, and steppes; with grasses

The Javan Rusa

16 May, 2022
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The Javan rusa, aka rusa deer or sunda sambar, is located on the island chains of Indonesia, off of Australia, Brazil, Fiji, Malaysia, Mauritius, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Thailand,

The Giant Golden Mole

13 May, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

Touted as the world’s largest known mole species, it’s the giant golden mole. There are 21 known species of golden moles and all are endemic (live nowhere else) to South Africa. They can only

The Migratory Great Snipe

11 May, 2022
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The great snipe is a migratory wading bird with amazing camouflage. These birds can be found from Europe to western Russia, and migrate all the way down to Africa, for the winter. They prefer

The Strange Tripodfish

10 May, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The tripodfish, aka tripod spiderfish, can be found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are a deep-sea benthic (occurring at the bottom of the ocean floor) fish that is seen in

The Eurasian Otter

9 May, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Eurasian otter, aka Eurasian river otter, European otter, European river otter, Old World otter, or common otter, is found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. They prefer rivers, lakes, streams, freshwater forests, peat swamp forests, ocean shorelines, rice fields, fjords (long, narrow, deep inlets of the sea between high […]

The Springbok

6 May, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The springbok is a species of antelope that hails from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. They prefer bushlands, deserts, grasslands, open plains, scrublands, and semi-arid areas

The Giant Asian Forest Scorpion

5 May, 2022
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Arachnid Facts, Arthropod Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The giant Asian forest scorpion, aka Asian black scorpion and black scorpion, hails from India on east to Vietnam and Laos. They prefer forested, peaty, and humid, sub-tropical and tropical habitats

The Goliath Frog

4 May, 2022
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The Goliath frog, aka giant slippery frog, is the largest known frog species in the world. You can find these beasts in Cameroon as well as in Equatorial Guinea. They prefer streams and fast-flowing

The Gigantic Japanese Spider Crab

3 May, 2022
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Crustacean Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

And the winner of the largest known species of crab goes to the Japanese spider crab, aka aka-ashi-gani (tall legs crab). These giants can be found off the coast of Japan near deep water vents