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The Red Hills salamander is a large salamander species that hails only from southern Alabama, in the United States. They are the only species in the genus Phaeognathus. Sadly, these sallies face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of the logging industry; hunting; trapping; and invasive species, that […]

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The Florida softshell turtle is sometimes confused with the snake-necked turtles of Australia or the Argentine snake-necked turtle of South America. However, there are differences not only in the obvious locales but also in their physical appearance. These turtles face the threats of habitat division at the hands of roads […]

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The shoal bass is a freshwater fish from the sunfish family. They can be found in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, in the United States. These fish prefer lakes, rivers, and streams. These fish dwell in the same water bodies as non-native spotted bass, and are in direct competition with these […]

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The cotton mouse derives its name due to their habit of fashioning nests from cotton. They can be found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Their preferred habitats are hardwood forests, swamps, the outskirts of cleared fields, salt […]

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