Critter Science

The Grevy’s Zebra

7 August, 2024
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The Grevy’s zebra, aka imperial zebra, hails only from Kenya and Ethiopia. These critters are the largest living wild equid and the most threatened of all of the 3 species of zebra. They prefer semi-arid savanna habitats. Sadly,

The Sable Antelope

13 June, 2024
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The sable antelope can be found in the southern Savanna regions of Africa. They prefer grasslands and savanna woodland habitats. These antelope go by many names such as kwalat and kwalata (Tswana), swartwitpens (Afrikaans),

The Hirola

4 December, 2023
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The hirola, aka hunter’s antelope or hunter’s hartebeest, hails from the borders of Kenya and Somalia. They prefer flooded open grassland with a smattering of bushes, scattered trees, wooded savannas with short shrubs, and they

The Golden-Rumped Elephant Shrew

1 December, 2023
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The golden-rumped elephant shrew, aka golden-rumped sengi, is the largest of the known elephant shrews. They hail from Arabuko Sokoke National Park Mombasa, in Kenya. They prefer moist, dense-brush forests and lowland semi-deciduous forests in coastal areas. These unique looking critters face the threats of habitat destruction and loss at […]

The Fascinating Potto

13 September, 2023
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The potto, aka softly-softly or Bosman’s potto, is a strepsirrhine primate (belonging to the same family as lemurs, lorises, and galagos) that hails from Guinea, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, and north of the Democratic Republic

The White Rhinos

6 July, 2018
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The white rhinos are amazing creatures! The white rhinoceros is the second largest land mammal in the world, after the elephant. White rhinos can weigh over 2 tons and stand as tall as