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The Antechinus, aka broad-footed marsupial mouse, pouched mouse, or Antechinus shrew looks like a mouse but with the bristly fur and long face of a shrew. These small marsupials hail from Australia. They face the threat of climate change that causes warming temperatures which forces high-altitude antechinuses into shrinking mountaintop […]

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The spotted seahorse, aka common seahorse, yellow seahorse, or estuary seahorse, mostly inhabits the waters off the coasts of the China down to Australia. However, they can also be found in the Persian Gulf over to Southeast Asia, Japan, several Pacific islands like Hawaii, and they are also found along […]

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The salamander is in a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, short limbs, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adult form. They can be found on every continent, sans Antarctica. These critters have some pretty amazing abilities. Sallies are listed […]

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