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The Asiatic lion, aka Asian lion, Indian lion, or Persian lion, can only be found in the Wildlife Sanctuary of Western Gujarat and the dry deciduous forest of Gir National Park, in India. These lions are smaller than their African cousins. But, otherwise look the same, sans the fold of […]

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There are but a few people who can actually say they have seen a clouded leopard in its natural habitat. They are as secretive and elusive as they are beautiful. These cats are a separate genus of cat that are most closely related to snow leopards. Equipped with large agile […]

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The lionfish, aka firefish, zebrafish, turkeyfish, scorpionfish, and butterfly-cod, is a venomous fish typically found in the Pacific and Indo-Pacific oceans. There are 10 known species of lionfish. In North America, they are considered highly invasive as they reproduce quickly and don’t have many natural predators. They typically live around […]

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The sea lion looks like a seal, but there are a couple differences. Seals, sea lions, and walruses are in a scientific group of critters called pinnipeds, which means “feather foot” or “wing foot”. The wet “staining” is from their eyes watering to remove salt water from their eyes. “I’m […]

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The mountain lion is also known as the panther, cougar, puma, catamount, and gato monte (cat of the mountain), to name just a few. These critters have so many names because of their huge demographic. They live from Canada, down to Argentina. Pumas living in warm or humid climates are […]

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Second in size only to the tiger, the lion is the largest cat in Africa! They can be found in savannas, deserts, plains, grasslands, dense bush, and woodlands. They have been abundantly featured in books, movies, and folk tales and are a magnificent animal to behold. However, their habitat is […]

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