Critter Science

The Purple Skimmer

13 January, 2026
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The purple skimmer hails from Florida, in the United States. They are a member of the skimmer family of dragonflies. These stealthy aerial hunters face the threats of

The Eastern Tube-Nosed Bat

6 January, 2026
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The eastern tube-nosed bat, aka Queensland tube-nosed bat, is 1 of the few species of megabat that roosts alone. They get their common name from their raised tubular nostrils which are not like any of those of

The European Wasp

19 December, 2025
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The European wasp, aka German wasp, or German yellowjacket, hails from Europe, Northern Africa, and temperate Asia. They have spread to Australia, North America, South America, South Africa, and New Zealand.

The Chihuahuan Raven

10 December, 2025
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The Chihuahuan raven is a species in the family Corvidae. These birds are just slightly larger than the American crow. They hail from Mexico and the United States. Chihuahuan ravens face the threats of being trapped

The Snail Kite

3 December, 2025
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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,

The Unique Looking Thorn Bug

1 December, 2025
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The thorn bug is a widely distributed insect that is often considered a pest to many ornamental shrubs and trees. These insects utilize their thornlike pronotum to thwart various predators, such as birds, from eating them

The Milky Stork

26 November, 2025
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The milky stork prefers to dwell among the mangroves in Southeast Asia. They are native to Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Common Murre

10 November, 2025
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The common murre, aka common guillemot, is a large species of auk that can be found in the northern Pacific Ocean and northern Atlantic Ocean. They spend most of their lives out at sea, only coming to shore to breed.

The Painted Stork

24 October, 2025
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The painted stork gets its name from the distinctive pink tertial feathers found on adults. They are found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia, and Australasia

The White-Bellied Heron

2 October, 2025
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The white-bellied heron, aka great white-bellied heron or imperial heron, is a sizable species of heron that dwells only in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in northeast India and Bhutan to northern Myanmar