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The largehead hairtail, aka beltfish, Atlantic cutlassfish, Pacific cutlassfish, or Japanese cutlassfish, is a predatory elongated fish that can be found off the shores of every continent, sans Antarctica. They face the threats of overfishing; land pollution; water pollution, in the form of mercury poisoning; and microplastics pollution. However, they […]

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Wrought from insatiable hunger, the wendigo makes its way into the hearts of humans possessing them to commit the act of cannibalism. The wendigo… Is it fact or fiction? Can there really be a creature that can possess a person and cause them to do the unthinkable? Is it possible […]

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The northern pike, aka pike, is a large species of predatory fish that dwells in freshwater and sometimes even brackish (partially salty) water habitats. They can be found in Canada, United States, Europe, and Asia. With no major threats, either natural or man-made, a tendency to be invasive, and an […]

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The armored cricket, aka koringkrieke, armored bush cricket, armored ground cricket, corn cricket, armored katydid, or setotojane, is an insect native to Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. These “crickets” are actually more closely related to katydids. They have a few tactics to deter predators. Including a nice bite. They […]

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It’s not often that one gets to boast of surviving the age of the dinosaurs, but that’s just what the tuatara can do. They’ve been around for over 60 million years. This is why they get the term living fossils. There are only 2 surviving species of tuatara left in […]

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