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		<title>The Himalayan Marmot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-himalayan-marmot/" title="The Himalayan Marmot" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hm1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Himalayan marmot" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hm1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hm1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hm1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Himalayan marmot dwells in the alpine grasslands throughout the Himalayas and on the Tibetan Plateau as well. They can be found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. These rodents face the threats of human disturbance in the form of tourism, and with it being fed by humans, which interrupts [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Desert Locust</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-desert-locust/" title="The Desert Locust" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dl1c-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="desert locust" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dl1c-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dl1c-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/dl1c-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The desert locust is a periodically swarming, short-horned grasshopper from the family Acrididae. They are primarily found in northern and eastern Africa, Arabia, and southwest Asia. However, they can extend their reach south to Eastern Africa, and into southern Europe, as well as east into northern India. Seeing as these [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Northern Grasshopper Mouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-northern-grasshopper-mouse/" title="The Northern Grasshopper Mouse" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="167" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ngm1a-300x167.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="northern grasshopper mouse" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ngm1a-300x167.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ngm1a-800x445.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ngm1a-1536x854.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ngm1a-2048x1138.jpg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ngm1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The northern grasshopper mouse can be found from southern Canada, throughout central United States, and into central and eastern Mexico. They prefer dry habitats, prairies with low grass, and pastures. With a stable population throughout their range and no real threats, sans disease and natural <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;predation&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Predators are animals (or an organisms) that kill and feed on another animal. The 1 that is killed to be eaten is called prey.Some examples or predators are: &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;raptors&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;wolves&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;snakes&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;cats&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;sharks&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;" href="https://critter.science/glossary/predation/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">predation</a>, these critters are listed [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The African Desert Locust</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 07:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-african-desert-locust/" title="The African Desert Locust" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="151" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/adl1-300x151.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="African desert locust" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/adl1-300x151.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/adl1-800x401.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/adl1-1536x771.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/adl1-2048x1027.jpg 2048w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/adl1-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The African desert locust, aka plague locust, seems to be here to stay. Locusts were a plague of Biblical proportions in 2020, and it&#x2019;s bad. They arrive, seemingly out of nowhere and drive through farmlands and croplands, wiping clean the hard work of farmers; who can do nothing but watch [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>Grasshopper? Locust? They&#8217;re One in the Same</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 09:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/grasshopper-locust-theyre-one-in-the-same/" title="Grasshopper? Locust? They&#8217;re One in the Same" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="135" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/grasshopper1a-300x135.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="grasshopper" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/grasshopper1a-300x135.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/grasshopper1a-800x360.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/grasshopper1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>With over 11,000 known species of grasshopper worldwide, these critters are able to survive in a wide variety of climates, as well as in numerous habitats. Grasshoppers are found in tropical rainforests, temperate forests, meadows, areas near ponds and streams, rocky areas, and deserts. As much of a pest as [&#x2026;]</p>
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