Critter Science

The Northern Cardinal

19 December, 2019
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Named the official bird of 7 U.S. states it’s the northern cardinal. You can even see this bird in the game Angry Birds. This non-migratory bird is a favorite of backyard bird watchers

The Nine-Banded Armadillo

18 December, 2019
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The nine-banded armadillo is a small, barrel-shaped critter covered in a suit of fleshy armor. Its name means “little armored one”, in Spanish. Their body armor provides protection against most

The Arctic Hare

17 December, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Lagomorph Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The arctic hare lives in the extremely harsh environment of the North American tundra and Greenland. The Arctic hare is well-suited to conditions typically seen in the tundra regions

The Lowly Gopher

16 December, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

There are 35 known species of gopher that are found from Northern to Central America. Gophers prefer coastal areas, woodlands, prairies, and mountain regions. Gophers, in general,

The Beautiful and Secretive Canadian Lynx

13 December, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Feline Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Canadian lynx lives in forested areas in the United States and Canada & is well adapted to the life in extremely low temperatures. Lynx are found in the broad boreal forest belt. The number of lynx have been

The Resilient and Under-Appreciated Opossum

12 December, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Marsupial Facts

Often thought of as dumb, dirty animals who spread diseases like rabies, the opossum is one very misunderstood North American animal. The fact of the matter is opossums are cleaner, more

The American Bison

11 December, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

Along with the bald eagle, the American bison is one of the most amazing revival stories of our time. Once hunted to near extinction, the bison has made a huge comeback

The Misunderstood Bald Eagle

9 December, 2019
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The bald eagle lives in North America and Canada. Bald eagles prefer to live in forests that are near lakes, rivers, reservoirs, coasts, and marshes. Many also live near fish processing plants

The Yellow-Bellied Marmot

6 December, 2019
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Related to the ground squirrel, the yellow-bellied marmot (aka whistle-pig) can be found in different parts of south-western Canada and in the western parts of the U.S. Yellow-bellied

The Sockeye Salmon

2 December, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

Found from the Klamath River in Northern California to the Kuskokwim basin of western Alaska, it’s the sockeye salmon. These sizeable fish are a favorite of fly fishermen. The sockeye