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The black-backed jackal is a mid-sized species of jackal that plays an important role in African folklore, often depicted as a cunning and adaptable trickster. They hail from eastern and southern Africa. These critters face the threats of hunting, for their meat; trapping, for fear of livestock predation; persecution for […]

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The Chinese ferret-badger, aka small-toothed ferret-badger, hails from southeast Asia. These critters prefer grasslands, open forests, and tropical rainforests. They are threatened by hunting, for their meat; and trapping, for their fur. However, they are abundant across their range and are thus listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Their […]

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The lesser long-nosed bat can be found in the scrub, semi-arid grassland, and forest habitats from southern California, Arizona, & New Mexico down to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. This migratory species of bat is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Their numbers are also decreasing. This is […]

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