Critter Science

The Amami Rabbit

12 October, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Lagomorph Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Amami rabbit, aka Ryukyu rabbit, is only found on Amami Ōshima and Tokunoshima, 2 small islands between southern Kyūshū and Okinawa in Japan. These rabbits are frequently called a living fossil.

The Volcano Rabbit

9 May, 2023
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Daily Critter Facts, Lagomorph Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The volcano rabbit, aka Zacatuche or Teporingo, hails from the mountainous regions of Mexico and is the 2nd smallest known rabbit. With the Colombia Basin pygmy rabbit being the smallest known. Due to a decreasing

The Ancient Coelacanth

23 December, 2020
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth) has been around for approximately 390 million years! These giants have not really evolved much either. There are only 2 known living species of

The Rare and Unique Tuatara

17 August, 2020
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Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

It’s not often that one gets to boast of surviving the age of the dinosaurs, but that’s just what the tuatara can do. They’ve been around for over 60 million years. This is why they

Meet the Chinese Giant Salamander

4 June, 2020
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Daily Critter Facts, Amphibian Facts, Salamander Facts

The Chinese giant salamander is a spectacle to behold. They are living fossils, having lived in the Jurassic period with the dinosaurs over 170 million years ago and surviving the