Critter Science

The Visayan Warty Pig

9 July, 2026
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The Visayan warty pig, aka baboy ilahas, baboy talonon, baboy sulop, and baboy ramo, hails from 6 of the Visayan Islands (Cebu, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimaras, and Siquijor) in the central Philippines.

The Snares Penguin

18 May, 2026
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The Snares penguin, aka Snares crested penguin, Snares Islands penguin, or Pokotiwha (Māori), hails from the small island chains of New Zealand. These penguins face the threats of commercial fisheries, primarily

The Atlantic Petrel

26 September, 2025
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The Atlantic petrel is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean. Gadly petrels are so named due to their speedy, weaving flight, almost as if evading gadflies (horse flies). These birds face the threats of

The Livingstone’s Fruit Bat

16 July, 2025
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The Livingstone’s fruit bat, aka Comoro flying fox, is a megabat species found only on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli in the Union of the Comoros in the western Indian Ocean. These bats face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Jamaican Boa

2 May, 2025
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The Jamaican boa, aka Jamaican yellow boa, yellow snake, or nanka – Jamaican Patois, while once prevalent throughout Jamaica can now be found only in the Cockpit Country, which is in the central/western part of the island of Jamaica. These snakes face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at […]

The Rufous Hare-Wallaby

5 November, 2024
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The rufous hare-wallaby, aka mala, once roamed throughout western Australia but now only resides on Bernier Island and Dorre Island off the coast of western Australia, with more populations to come. These macropods (marsupials)

The Antiguan Racer

4 November, 2024
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The Antiguan racer is a snake species that until recently was only found on Great Bird Island off the coast of Antigua, in the eastern Caribbean. Antiguan racers are among the rarest snake species in the world. These serpents

The Green Junglefowl

16 October, 2024
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The green junglefowl, aka Javan junglefowl, forktail, or green Javanese junglefowl, is a medium-sized bird that hails from the pheasant family. They were the first to diverge approximately 4 million years ago among the 4

The Dibbler

11 October, 2024
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The dibbler is a species of carnivorous marsupial from southwestern Australia, as well as some offshore islands. In the early 19th century, dibblers were extensively distributed across Western Australia. By 1884, they were

The Great Argus

27 September, 2024
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The great argus, aka greater argus or Kuang raya (the great pheasant), is a large pheasant known for their amazing plumage and courtship behavior. These birds hail from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and