The Mexican whip-poor-will is a medium-sized member of the nightjar family. They inhabit the southwestern United States, Mexico, and northern Central America. With no major threats, sans habitat loss, these birds are listed as
The Taylor’s cantil, aka metapil, is a highly venomous snake that can be found in southern Tamaulipas, Mexico. These snakes prefer open canopied woodlands that contain limestone outcrops and rocky hillsides
The Japanese weasel can be found on Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, Hokkaidō, Ryukyu, and Sakhalin islands. They prefer forested, grassland, and mountainous regions, near water. These adaptable critters can also be
There are approximately 24 known hamster species. They can be found in Asia, Europe, and Northern Africa. These rodents prefer deserts, sand dunes, open plains, and agricultural
The Darwin’s fox, aka Darwin’s zorro, Zorro de Darwin, or Zorro chilote, lives in Chile and on Chiloé Island. They prefer primary forest and southern temperate rainforest habitats
The chinkara, aka Indian gazelle, can be found in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and of course India. They prefer deserts, dry scrub, arid plains, arid hills, and light forest environments
A member of the weasel family, the fisher is native to North America (United States & Canada). Once hunted for their fur to near extinction, these critters have bounced back from elimination
The Asian golden cat, aka fire cat, yellow leopard, or rock cat, is in the 2nd largest category of Asiatic cats. They are found in Southeast Asia, from Southern China, Sumatra,
The brown hawk-owl, aka Oriental hawk owl or the brown boobook, is found in southeast Asia; primarily in India east to southern China and Indonesia. They are also considered a vagrant species
The stoat (aka short-tailed weasel, Bonaparte weasel, and ermine) is a ferocious predator of animals small and large; well, large in comparison to the stoat. These little
