Critter Science

The Pink Fairy Armadillo

27 March, 2020
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The pink fairy armadillo, aka pichiciego, is native to the grasslands, sandy plains, and sand dunes of central Argentina. Of all the armadillos, these are the smallest. These diminutive

The Nine-Banded Armadillo

18 December, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

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 American Kestrel

25 November, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Bird Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The American kestrel is the smallest falcon species in North America and the 2nd smallest falcon in the world. They can be found from Alaska all the way down to South America and

Meet the Ferocious Long-Tailed Weasel

7 November, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Mustelid Facts

This cute little mustelid that looks kind of like a stretched out kitten is actually a voracious predator known as the long-tailed weasel, aka nature’s psychopath

The Fascinating Tailless Whip Scorpion

10 October, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Arachnid Facts, Arthropod Facts

The tailless whip scorpion, aka the whip spider, looks a little like a cornucopia of different types of arachnids. With long, skinny legs they look like a spider, but nope. It’s not a

The Shocking Electric Eel

9 October, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

First off, the electric eel is a misnomer as they aren’t actually eels at all, but rather a member of the knife fish family. Electric eels are 1 of 500 types of fish that are

The Odiferous Skunk

3 September, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Mustelid Facts

Easily recognized, not only by their telltale black and white coloring, but their aroma, the skunk is the animal kingdom’s smelliest critter… by far! These animals have been

The Potentially Deadly Kissing Bug

5 August, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Arthropod Facts, Insect Facts, Parasite Facts

At first you might think of a kissing bug and say “ahh, they like to kiss you”. Uh… No. They actually bite you on or near your lips and drink your blood, while you sleep. Then they

The Galápagos Marine Iguana

2 July, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Lizard Facts, Reptile Facts

The marine iguana of the Galápagos Islands are so infamously unattractive, even Charles Darwin described them as “hideous-looking, clumsy lizards.” But what these relatively unattractive

Here Comes the Invasive Coypu

1 July, 2019
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

Native to South America, the coypu, aka the nutria is now an invasive species, due to their rapid rate of reproduction and the fact that they were exported to Europe, Africa, Asia,