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The anoa, aka dwarf buffalo or sapiutan, hails from the lowland and mountainous regions of Sulawesi. There are 2 recognized species: the mountain anoa and the lowland anoa. Both species face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, logging, mining, […]

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The scimitar-horned oryx, aka horned oryx or Sahara oryx, hails from northern and central Africa. They prefer deserts, semi-deserts, and grassy steppes. These oryx face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of farming and ranching; hunting; trapping; invasive species, and with them disease and competition for food; and […]

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The klipspringer, aka klipbok, is a smaller, durable antelope found in both eastern and southern Africa. They prefer to live among rock formations called kopjes, (pronounced ko-pea – that’s Dutch for small head). These agile climbers leap about the rocky formations with the greatest of ease, looking for food and […]

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Although most goats are pretty skilled at parkour, as animals go, the markhor is not an acrobatic youngster, but rather a wild goat. There are 3 known subspecies of markhor that call the central and western parts of Asia their home. They live in mountainous areas as well as scrub […]

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Water buffalo originally hail from southern Asia. Various species of these bovines have been distributed all over the world. Their wild numbers are bleak though and declining. Wild water buffalo range from Endangered to Critically Endangered by the IUCN. They spend a majority of their day wallowing in muddy water […]

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A member of the deer family, the muntjac is found in Taiwan, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Japan, as well as England and Wales (as escaped zoo residents, from the 19th century). They prefer dense tropical and semi-tropical forests; as well as deciduous and evergreen forests. These critters are often […]

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Reindeer (aka caribou), contrary to popular legend do not fly, have red noses, nor do they carry Santa’s sleigh through the skies. That doesn’t mean they aren’t still cool… literally! Hey, they live way up north where it’s always chilly. Even though they number an estimated 2.8+ million strong, these […]

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The alpaca vs llama! Quite often these 2 get confused from one another. I’m here to clarify the difference between the 2. First of all, yes, the 2 critters do both spit when provoked. A couple of obvious things to look for: Llamas are generally about twice the size of […]

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