Critter Science

The Dwindling Red-Fronted Gazelle

9 December, 2025
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The red-fronted gazelle is widely, yet sparingly spread across the middle of Africa from Senegal to northeastern Ethiopia. They prefer to dwell among arid grasslands, shrubby steppes, and wooded savannas.

The Rhim Gazelle

25 November, 2025
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The rhim gazelle, aka slender-horned gazelle, African sand gazelle, or Loder’s gazelle, is a rapidly diminishing species of gazelle that hails from Africa. These diminutive critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

The Massive African Savanna Elephant

13 November, 2025
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The African savanna elephant, aka African bush elephant, is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is 1 of 3 extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, 1 of 2 extant species of African elephant.

The Rapidly Vanishing Dama Gazelle

12 November, 2025
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The dama gazelle, aka addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, dwells in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. As a result of uncontrolled hunting; habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching, as well as

The São Tomé Reed Frog

23 October, 2025
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The São Tomé reed frog, aka São Tomé giant reed frog or São Tomé giant treefrog, hails only from the island of São Tomé. These are the largest Hyperolius (African reed frogs) species known. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Rare and Newly Discovered Kipunji

8 August, 2025
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The kipunji, aka highland mangabey, is the first new African monkey species discovered since 1984. They are a species of Old World monkey (those from Africa or Asia) that lives in the highland forests of Tanzania.

The Juliana’s Golden Mole

9 July, 2025
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The Juliana’s golden mole is a golden mole species endemic to 2 small locations in South Africa. These critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, mining, and quarrying;

The African Striped Weasel

5 May, 2025
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The African striped weasel, aka African weasel, striped weasel, white-naped weasel, or zorilla, hails from sub-Saharan Africa. These critters are the lone member of the genus Poecilogale. These weasels face the threats of hunting and trapping for traditional medicine

The Burchell’s Zebra

21 January, 2025
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The Burchell’s zebra, aka bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, and Zululand zebra is an eastern & southern subspecies of the plains zebra, and the only zebra that can be legally farmed for human consumption. They, like other zebras

The Chapman’s Zebra

9 December, 2024
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The Chapman’s zebra is a subspecies of the plains zebra and prefers a savannah habitat. They dwell in South Africa. While not necessarily considered a threatened species, the Chapman’s zebra is extinct in Lesotho. They