Critter Science

The Myrmecophagous Sloth Bear

27 November, 2020
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The sloth bear is native to India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. They are primarily myrmecophagous (eat mostly ants and termites). They have even been termed labiated bears, due to their long lower lip; used for sucking up insects. Sloth bears, like sun bears

Enter the Petite and Elusive Sun Bear

16 October, 2020
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The sun bear, aka honey bear, basindo nan tenggil, or beruang madu, is the smallest recognized bear in the world, with the longest tongue. Their crescent shaped chest marking is like a fingerprint, in that it’s different on each bear. It’s also

The Asiatic Black Bear

5 October, 2020
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The Asiatic black bear, aka Asian Black Bear, Himalayan Black Bear, and the Tibetan Black Bear, is a medium sized bear that hails from western, central, eastern, and southern Asia. They prefer low altitude subtropical, tropical, deciduous, and temperate forests. These bears are 1 of 8 known true bear species […]

The Amazing Giant Panda

23 June, 2020
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At one time scientists were up in the air about whether or not the giant panda was part of the bear or the raccoon family. They landed, ultimately, in the bear family. What’s with the coloring anyway? Well, the white face and body help them to hide in the snow […]

The Massive Kodiak Bear

21 April, 2020
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The Kodiak bear, aka Kodiak brown bear, or the Alaskan brown bear, lives on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwestern Alaska. These are the largest recognized subspecies of brown bear. They are also 1 of the 2 largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear, of […]

The Highly Endangered Polar Bear

26 December, 2019
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The polar bear is found in the Arctic in Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Russia, and Norway. These bears are one of the most beloved bear species in the world. However, they are under serious threat from climate change, which has caused their sea ice habitat to shrink to critically dangerous

Don’t Mess with a Wolverine

2 October, 2019
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Looking like a small, ticked off bear, but actually the largest member of the weasel family, it’s the wolverine. They prefer life in the arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Canada, Northern Europe, Russia, and Siberia. Wolverines enjoy cold and snow filled boreal

The Black Bear

30 September, 2019
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The black bear can only be found in North America. This species lives from Canada to Mexico. They primarily live in forest environments. Their population is estimated at around 800,000. Black bears are legally hunted in 27 states in the U.S. Between 40,000 – 50,000 bears are

The Mischievous Raccoon

27 August, 2019
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Occupying forests, deserts, urban, and rural areas, you’ve got a good chance at seeing a raccoon. The English word raccoon comes from the Powhatan word “aroughcun”, which translates to “animal that scratches with its hands.” The Aztecs also named the coon “mapachitli” which

The Andean Spectacled Bear

27 May, 2019
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The spectacled bear is the only species of bear found in South America. It can be seen in Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. Spectacled bears inhabit high altitude cloud forests but they can also be found in various other habitats like grassland