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The northern red-legged frog is considered a true frog from the from the genus Rana. These frogs can be found in northern California, Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, and British Columbia. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, […]

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The capelin is a smaller sized foraging fish that hails from the smelt family. They dwell in the cold North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Arctic oceans. These fish are not only caught by fisheries, but also preyed on by numerous oceanic creatures. Even though they face the threats of overfishing […]

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The Christmas Island red crab hails from Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean. Even though these land crabs are under a never-ending assault by yellow crazy ants and vehicle strike (being hit by vehicles), these crabs are abundant and not listed by the IUCN. There […]

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The Siberian crane, aka Siberian white crane or snow crane, have 3 populations: western, central, and eastern. 1 population overwinters in Iran on the Caspian sea’s southern coast, then breeds in Russia’s northwest. Populations also dwell in Yakutia in arctic Russia to western Siberia. Others live in northeast Siberia and […]

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The Swainson’s hawk, aka locust hawk or grasshopper hawk, can be found from Canada, to the United States, to Mexico, Central America, and down into South America. These birds of prey inhabit savannahs, grasslands, shrublands, and prairies. Pastures, alfalfa fields, and hay fields are also frequented, as these habitats provide […]

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The goose is a common term used to describe several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. There are numerous species of geese in the world, yet the most common are termed as grey, white, and black geese. These are not to be confused with the distant relatives of the Anatidae […]

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The wildebeest, aka gnu, is a member of the antelope family. They hail from the central, eastern, and southern parts of Africa. These critters prefer open woodlands and green plains. There are 2 recognized species of wildebeest: the blue and the black (aka common). Even though they are hunted by […]

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The gray whale, aka gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, & California gray whale, is a migratory whale species that travels farther than any other mammal. There are 2 separate distributions of gray whales in the North Pacific Ocean: the Eastern North Pacific distribution, which calls the west coast of […]

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The white stork is a migratory bird found in Asia Minor, Europe, the northern parts of Africa, and in the Middle East. They migrate as far as central and southern Africa, eastern Middle East, and western India. They can migrate over 12,400 miles from Europe and Asia to Africa, the […]

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This diminutive antelope with a big nose that kind of looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss book is called a saiga antelope. Saigas dwell in the freezing, treeless Eurasian steppes and is tirelessly hunted by poachers for their horns for folk medicine. Their horns are supposedly remedies for […]

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