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The eastern screech owl, aka eastern screech-owl, is a small species of owl that can be found from southern and eastern Canada, the eastern half of the United States, and into the eastern half of Mexico. These owls are abundant and only face the threats of habitat loss and destruction […]

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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 Least Concern by the IUCN. However, their numbers of an estimated 320,000 are decreasing throughout their […]

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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. Even though they face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of agriculture and aquaculture; hunting; and trapping, […]

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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 found in villages and suburbs, due to the availability of rodent populations. Due to the threats of habitat destruction, at […]

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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 fields. Hamsters also have been domesticated and are popular pets around the world. The Roborovski is the smallest known hamster species and the […]

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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. With an estimated 2,500 wild individuals remaining, they are listed as Endangered by the IUCN. These cute little foxes suffer greatly at […]

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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. With an estimated 70,000 wild individuals, these critters are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. But due to habitat destruction, […]

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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 due to the efforts of conservationists. They now number over 100,000. Which is good too, as their reduction […]

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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, and India, to Nepal and Tibet. These felines prefer rocky habitats as well as tropical, subtropical evergreen rainforests, deciduous […]

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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 on the Palau islands. There have also been observations of this owl as far east as St. Paul […]

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