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The snail kite is a species of raptor that hails from South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Florida. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of drainage and development, which affects nesting and foraging; changes in water levels, which can cause nest collapse or […]

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The Hispaniolan solenodon, aka agouta, is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. These rather unique animals are related to shrews and moles. They are also venomous. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of the logging industry; hunting; […]

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The Hawaiian honeycreeper is a model in adaptive radiation (evolution that occurs when an organism adapts to new environments through genetic mutation). These birds can be found throughout the Hawaiian islands. They prefer tropical to semi-tropical habitats with an abundance of flowers. These birds face many threats like habitat destruction […]

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The lungfish can be found on 3 continents: Africa, Australia, and South America. But we will be focusing, primarily, on African lungfish. There have been many a speculation as to whether or not lungfish were the gap between aquatic and land animals. The debate rages on. These odd creatures prefer […]

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Endemic to the eastern parts of Madagascar it’s the lowland streaked tenrec. These critters look like a cross between a hedgehog and a shrew. But they are neither, even though there are 2 species of tenrec with the name hedgehog in their namesake. Finding their way to Madagascar millions of […]

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The mudskipper is a type of fish that is part of the fish family known as Periophthalmini, which is in the family Gobiidae (gobies). They are amphibious fish, which means that they can live in the water and on land. When on land they use their pectoral fins to walk […]

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