Critter Science

The Mystical and Incredible Grey Wolf

27 June, 2022
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Canine Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The grey wolf is the largest member of the wild canid (dog) family. These beautiful and family oriented wolves can be found throughout North America, Eurasia, and even Africa. They prefer forests

The Fire Salamander

21 June, 2022
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Salamander Facts

The fire salamander is a toxic salamander that can be found throughout central Europe. They prefer deciduous forests that house small brooks of clean water. Based on the subspecies

The European Badger

16 June, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Mustelid Facts

The European badger, aka Eurasian badger, is found throughout the majority of Europe and also in Asia. Even though they prefer conifer forests, deciduous forest, and mixed woodlands

The Eurasian Beaver

13 June, 2022
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The Eurasian beaver, aka European beaver or Mongolian beaver, can be found from north-eastern Europe to Central Eurasia. Their territory reaches south from Norway to the Scandinavian

The Migratory Great Snipe

11 May, 2022
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The great snipe is a migratory wading bird with amazing camouflage. These birds can be found from Europe to western Russia, and migrate all the way down to Africa, for the winter. They prefer

The Eurasian Otter

9 May, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Eurasian otter, aka Eurasian river otter, European otter, European river otter, Old World otter, or common otter, is found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. They prefer rivers, lakes, streams, freshwater forests, peat swamp forests, ocean shorelines, rice fields, fjords (long, narrow, deep inlets of the sea between high […]

The Northern Harrier

18 February, 2022
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The northern harrier, aka hen harrier or swamp hawk, is a bird of prey that belongs to the hawk family. They can be found in North America, Europe, and Asia. They prefer pastures

The Great Grey Owl

2 February, 2022
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts

The great grey owl, aka great gray owl, phantom of the north, Cinereous owl, spectral owl, Lapland owl, spruce owl, bearded owl, or sooty owl, is considered to be the largest known owl

The Smelly Muskrat

19 January, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The muskrat, aka musk-beaver, is a semi-aquatic rodent native to North America & Mexico and introduced to Asia, Europe, and South America. They prefer wetlands, marshes, ponds, lakes

The Curiously Odd Pyrenean Desman

14 January, 2022
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The Pyrenean desman is related to shrews and moles, is semi-aquatic, and oh so odd looking. They can be found in the northern and central parts of Spain and Portugal, French Pyrenees