Critter Science

The Unique Helmeted Hornbill

2 April, 2020
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The helmeted hornbill is a cool critter indeed. From their large size, to their unique bill, to their unusual call that ends in a crazy laughing sound. These birds are more than worthy of an article. These critters are found in Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, and

The Diminutive Silver-Backed Chevrotain

23 March, 2020
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Once thought extinct, the silver-backed chevrotain was recently rediscovered in Vietnam in 2019! It had been 30 years since the last sighting. It was found by the Global Wildlife Conservation and partners Southern Institute of Ecology and Leibniz Institute for Zoo & Wildlife Research. Scientific journal

It’s a Pika, not a Pikachu

25 February, 2020
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The pika, aka rock rabbit, resembles a mouse, but is actually more closely related to rabbits and hares. It’s part of the order Lagomorpha. A couple features set them apart from rabbits and hares too: short ears and a long tale. As cute as they are, don’t get any ideas […]

Behold the Gentle Manatee

19 February, 2020
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They’re slow-moving, gentle grazers of sea grasses that mean no harm to anyone. The manatee, aka sea cow, is found in only a few locales in the world and there are only 3 known species of these docile creatures in the world today: the West Indian manatee, the Amazonian manatee, […]

The Whooping Crane

3 February, 2020
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Out of the world’s known 15 crane species, the endangered whooping crane is among the rarest. As of this year (2020), there are an estimated 25 new breeding pairs from 125 birds. The whooping crane is North America’s tallest bird, standing at over 5 feet tall! Even though they are

The Critically Endangered Red Wolf

20 December, 2019
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The red wolf is the world’s most endangered canid, having lost approximately 99.7% of its original territory. Sadly, due to poor management, there are only about 14 known pure red wolves left in the wild. Currently, there are lawsuits to force FWS (Fish & Wildlife Service) and NCWRC

The Endangered Black-footed Ferret

20 September, 2019
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Once found throughout the Great Plains in North America, the black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the U.S. They depend upon prairie dogs for food, almost exclusively, and use their burrows for homes and raising young. Consequently, their fate is coupled to that of prairie

The Mexican Grey Wolf

18 September, 2019
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The Mexican grey wolf is considered critically endangered by the IUCN. Only 115 Mexican gray wolves live in the wild and about 300 exist in captivity. Campaigns of poisoning and trapping in the early to mid 1900s nearly caused them to go extinct. Even though their

The Endangered Gila Trout

9 September, 2019
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Found in silt heavy streams, the Gila trout calls Arizona and New Mexico home. These troubled trout have faced adversity for ages. More recently at the hands of agriculture and rerouting rivers and streams. Gilas are among the rarest trout species in the

The Rare Chiricahua Leopard Frog

21 August, 2019
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Once upon a time the Chiricahua leopard frog was found in over 400 water locations in the Southwestern U.S. Now the frog can be seen, if you’re lucky, at less than 80! In Arizona, the Chiricahua’s populations have dwindled more than any other leopard frog species. These frogs need