Critter Science

The Cape Genet

31 December, 2025
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The Cape genet, aka South African large-spotted genet, may share similar traits to felines, but they are actually more closely related to mongooses and civets. These critters face the threats of

The Bunyoro Rabbit

30 December, 2025
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The Bunyoro rabbit, aka Uganda grass hare, is located in only a couple locations in central Africa. They prefer damp savannahs, many times with rocky outcrops, but they also appear in forests and rocky areas alongside rock hyraxes.

The Limpkin

22 December, 2025
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The limpkin, aka carrao, courlan, and/or crying bird, is a sizable wading bird related to cranes and rails. They’re the only extant species in the family Aramidae. While found mostly in wetlands in the warmer parts of the Americas

The Rare Grey Falcon

18 December, 2025
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The grey falcon is most likely the rarest falcon species in Australia. These beautiful birds of prey face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching; hunting; trapping;

The Dwindling Red-Fronted Gazelle

9 December, 2025
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The red-fronted gazelle is widely, yet sparingly spread across the middle of Africa from Senegal to northeastern Ethiopia. They prefer to dwell among arid grasslands, shrubby steppes, and wooded savannas.

The Western Swamp Turtle

4 December, 2025
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The western swamp turtle, aka western swamp tortoise (although it isn’t a tortoise at all), is a species of freshwater turtle that hails from Perth, Australia. These turtles face the threats of

The Snail Kite

3 December, 2025
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The snail kite is a species of raptor that hails from South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Florida. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of drainage and development,

The Milky Stork

26 November, 2025
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The milky stork prefers to dwell among the mangroves in Southeast Asia. They are native to Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Rhim Gazelle

25 November, 2025
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The rhim gazelle, aka slender-horned gazelle, African sand gazelle, or Loder’s gazelle, is a rapidly diminishing species of gazelle that hails from Africa. These diminutive critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

The Mountain Gazelle

19 November, 2025
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The mountain gazelle, aka true gazelle or the Palestine mountain gazelle, hails from Israel, Jordan, Palestine, and Turkey. These gazelles face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments