The south Asian river dolphin hails from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. They prefer slower moving waterways with an abundance of prey...
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The Egyptian mongoose, aka large grey mongoose or Ichneumon, is a wiley predator who can be both playful as well as vicious. They can be found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa
The chinkara, aka Indian gazelle, can be found in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and of course India. They prefer deserts, dry scrub, arid plains, arid hills, and light forest environments
The Nilgiri marten can only be found in southern India. They like evergreen forests, montane forests, grassland mosaics, acacia, coffee, tea, cardamom, and wattle plantations
The northern ghost bat, aka jumby bat or jumbie, is a white or light grey bat species that hails from Mexico, to Central America, down to South America. They prefer tropical and coastal
The desert cottontail, aka Audubon’s cottontail, is a commonly found species of rabbit found throughout North America. They’re found from the central plains states on west to California
The Ganges River dolphin, aka Susu or south Asian river dolphin, hails from the Ganges river basin in the Indian subcontinent. They used to inhabit the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and
The 3-banded armadillo is the only known species of armadillo that has the ability to roll itself into a complete ball, for protection. They can be found in Argentina, Bolivia,
The mongoose is famous in real life and in literature. These feisty critters are even able to stand their ground against venomous snakes. There are 30+ known species of mongooses
The Mexican free-tailed bat, aka Brazilian free-tailed bat, has been claimed to be among the most abundant mammal in North America. They are also one of the fastest animals around too. These bats can be found from western and southern United States, on south through Mexico, Central America, and even […]