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
Hailing from China and Mongolia, and looking like a kangaroo rat with supersized ears, it’s the long-eared jerboa. They like desert habitats, with a preference for low shrub cover and
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 […]
The gray fox, aka tree fox or common grey fox, can be found from Canada all the way down to the northern part of South America. They like deciduous forests with bushy, woodland areas
The giant golden-crowned flying fox, aka golden-capped fruit bat or giant fruit bat, hails from the Philippines. These big critters like mature, primary and secondary
The olingo, aka olinguito (although the olinguito is a separate species) or bushy-tailed olingo, who’s closest relatives are kinkajous, raccoons, and coatis, can only be found in Central America and northern South America.
The Siberian polecat, aka steppe polecat, masked polecat, or Eversmann’s polecat, looks just like a pet ferret. However, these critters are not friendly towards people… quite the
The Blakiston’s fish owl is the largest known species of owl in the world. They call eastern Siberia, northern China, North Korea, and northern Japan their home. These large owls prefer
The Townsend’s big-eared bat can be found throughout the western half of the United States, southern Canada, and Mexico. There is also a population in the eastern United States. They
The title of world’s heaviest cockroach goes to the giant burrowing cockroach, aka rhinoceros cockroach or Queensland giant cockroach. These insects hail from subtropical and tropical parts of Queensland, Australia. These hefty bugs are third in length behind the
