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The Kerry slug, aka Kerry spotted slug, is a medium-to-large sized, air-breathing land slug that hails from the family of roundback slugs, Arionidae. Even though these critters are found in south-western Ireland—including County Kerry, they are more widespread in northwestern Spain and central-to-northern Portugal. They face the threats of habitat […]

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The humphead wrasse, aka Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon fish, Napoleonfish, so mei 蘇眉, mameng, and merer, can be found off the coast of eastern Africa near the opening of the Red Sea, and in some locales of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Facing the threats of habitat destruction and […]

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With approximately 2,000 known species of sea stars (aka starfish) in the world’s oceans, these creatures are well deserving of an article. This is generalized information about sea stars, as a whole. There will be more articles in the future about specific subspecies, like the crown of thorns sea star […]

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