Critter Science

The Crab-Eating Macaque

3 July, 2024
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The crab-eating macaque, aka long-tailed macaque, Java monkey, or cynomolgus monkey, is found throughout southeastern Asian and Australasia. They tolerate a range of habitats such as primary lowland rainforests,

The Skywalker Hoolock Gibbon

27 June, 2024
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The Skywalker hoolock gibbon, aka Gaoligong hoolock gibbon, hails from China and Myanmar. They dwell in unprotected forest stretches with rough terrain found in primary evergreen habitats, scrublands, mountainous

The Gee’s Golden Langur

21 June, 2024
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The Gee’s golden langur, aka golden langur, hails only from Bhutan and India. They prefer moist tropical forest habitats. Due to the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential & commercial

The Purple-Faced Langur

10 June, 2024
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The purple-faced langur, aka purple-faced leaf monkey, hails from Sri Lanka. They prefer a rainforest habitat. These primates face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial

The Giant Freshwater Stingray

29 May, 2024
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The giant freshwater stingray is the largest freshwater fish as well as the largest stingray in the world. They are found in larger estuaries and rivers of Southeast Asia and Borneo. Sadly, these amazing stingrays face the

The Western Hoolock Gibbon

28 May, 2024
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The western hoolock gibbon can be found in India. They prefer mixed evergreen forests, such as dipterocarp forests, and often times in mountainous terrain. These primates are also found in rural settings, such as

The Zebra Shark

14 May, 2024
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The zebra shark is a species of carpet shark and the only member of the Stegostomatidae family. They can be seen throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific waters. These sharks prefer sandy flats and coral reef habitats.

The Mountain Tapir

13 May, 2024
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The mountain tapir, aka Andean tapir or woolly tapir, can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They prefer alpine meadows, mid & high-level montane cloud forests, and páramo grasslands, aka treeless moorlands. Due to

The Okinawa Rail

2 May, 2024
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The Okinawa rail, aka Yanbaru rail, Yanbaru kuina, or agachi kumira, is a nearly flightless bird that hails only from Yanbaru, the northern part of Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan. They prefer evergreen

The Tucuxi Dolphin

18 March, 2024
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The tucuxi dolphin (pronounced ‘too-koo-shee’), aka bufeo gris, bufeo negro, estuarine dolphin, grey dolphin, grey river dolphin, or Guianian river dolphin, can be found throughout the Amazon River and the Orinoco River systems.