Critter Science

The Chacoan Peccary

26 August, 2024
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The Chacoan peccary, aka tagua, can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, and the Gran Chaco of Paraguay. They are the only extant species of the genus Catagonus. Sadly, these critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

The Antarctic Shag

14 August, 2024
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The Antarctic shag, aka Antarctic cormorant, imperial cormorant, king cormorant, imperial shag, or blue-eyed shag, is the only cormorant found in the Antarctic. Even though they face the threats of hunting; trapping; overfishing;

The Abundant Killdeer

6 August, 2024
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The killdeer gets its name from their shrill, 2-syllable call. These large plovers are found throughout Canada, United States, Mexico, Central America, as well as northern and western South America. With no major threats

The Humboldt’s Squirrel Monkey

17 July, 2024
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The Humboldt’s squirrel monkey, aka squirrel monkey, dwells among the canopy layer in the tropical rainforests of South America. Even though they face the ongoing threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming,

Behold, the Blue-Winged Helicopter Dragonfly

12 July, 2024
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The blue-winged helicopter dragonfly are touted as having the largest wingspan of any known dragonfly. They hail from Central America and South America. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands

The Summer Tanager

9 July, 2024
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The summer tanager is a songbird of medium size that has been placed in the cardinal family. Primarily due to their coloration and songs being similar. These avians prefer to dwell in open wooded areas, with oak trees,

The Yellow Warbler

4 July, 2024
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The yellow warbler, aka American yellow warbler, is widely distributed from Canada, throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. These birds are highly beneficial, consuming large amounts of

The Beautiful Scarlet Macaw

24 June, 2024
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The scarlet macaw hails from Mexico, Central America, and South America. They prefer humid lowland subtropical rainforests, mangrove vegetation, river edges, open woodlands, and savannas. The only main threats to these large

The American Flamingo

3 June, 2024
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The American flamingo, aka Caribbean flamingo or rosy flamingo, Can be found along the coastlines of southern and southeastern North America, the Caribbean, eastern Central America, northern South America, and a small population

The Mountain Tapir

13 May, 2024
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The mountain tapir, aka Andean tapir or woolly tapir, can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They prefer alpine meadows, mid & high-level montane cloud forests, and páramo grasslands, aka treeless moorlands. Due to