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The Himalayan marmot dwells in the alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau as well. They can be found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. These rodents face the threats of human disturbance in the form of tourism, and with it being fed by humans, which interrupts […]

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The Ussuri brown bear, like all brown bears, is a force to be reckoned with. Second in size only to the polar bear, these critters are large and in charge. They can be found in the Ussuri krai, the Amur Oblast, Sakhalin, on north to the Shantar Islands, Iturup Island, […]

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The wood frog can be found in Alaska, through Canada, and down into northeastern United States; with a few populations as far south as South Carolina. These seemingly normal frogs harbor an incredible ability that has received the attention of biologists all over. More on that in a bit. Even […]

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Found in North America, Europe, and Asia, the brown bear is a symbol of power and a force to be reckoned with and respected. While grizzly bears tend to get all the attention, the brown bear is larger and more abundantly spread out. There are an estimated 110,000 brown bears […]

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The groundhog, aka woodchuck or whistlepig, is a member of the rodent family and, contrary to popular belief, they cannot predict the weather. You’d have about the same amount of luck predicting the weather by flipping a coin. They are 1 of 14 known species of marmot and the largest […]

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The Kodiak bear, aka Kodiak brown bear, or the Alaskan brown bear, lives on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwestern Alaska. These are the largest recognized subspecies of brown bear. They are also 1 of the 2 largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear, of […]

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