Critter Science
The Science of Animals
The coyote is found in all parts of the United States, sans Hawaii. They are also found in Canada, Mexico, and Central America. They can be found on plains, in fields, and around shrub-dense areas. Coyote dens are typically found in caves, rocky crevices, hollow logs, or dens of another
The California island fox is a small fox that is endemic to 6 of the 8 Channel Islands of California. There are 6 subspecies, each unique to the island it lives on. Island foxes are the smallest known species of fox in the U.S. and the second smallest species of fox, after the diminutive
Touting the honor of the world’s tallest wild canine, it’s the maned wolf. Maned wolves are more closely related to the forest fox and the bush dog than to actual wolves. These canids are gentle and hesitant to approach humans, for good reason. They have been hunted by
Between the farming practices of humans and rampant diseases like rabies and distemper, the Ethiopian wolf is declining rapidly. Their numbers continue to plummet regularly. Since 2008, their population has declined by approximately