Critter Science

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

A Feline of 2 Continents: The Widespread Jungle Cat

29 October, 2025
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The jungle cat, aka reed cat or swamp cat, can be found from northeastern Africa, to the Middle East, and eastward to India and Southeast Asia. They face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments

The Painted Stork

24 October, 2025
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The painted stork gets its name from the distinctive pink tertial feathers found on adults. They are found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia, and Australasia

The White-Bellied Heron

2 October, 2025
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The white-bellied heron, aka great white-bellied heron or imperial heron, is a sizable species of heron that dwells only in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in northeast India and Bhutan to northern Myanmar

The Smooth-Coated Otter

15 September, 2025
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The smooth-coated otter has, as you can tell from its namesake, very smooth fur that is actually shorter than other otter species. They hail from southern and southeastern Asia. These otters prefer large rivers, lakes, wetlands, and

The Grey-Shanked Douc Langur

23 July, 2025
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The grey-shanked douc langur is native to the Vietnamese provinces of Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Kon Tum, and Gia Lai. These primates face the on-going threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments

The Lesser Adjutant

10 July, 2025
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The lesser adjutant is a large sized wading bird that hails from the stork family, aka Ciconiidae. They can be found in India and southeast Asia. They dwell in habitats with large rivers and lakes inside

The Nepal House Martin

4 July, 2025
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The Nepal house martin is a nonmigratory bird that hails from southeast Asia. They can be found at elevations of up to 13,100 feet! While these little birds don’t face any significant threats, they are faced with habitat loss and destruction, predation, pesticides,

The Hairy-Nosed Otter

2 December, 2024
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The hairy-nosed otter is native to southeast Asia and Australasia. These critters are the rarest and least known otter species. Sadly, they face many threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and

The Cleaner Wrasse

7 October, 2024
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Making its way into today’s article, it’s the cleaner wrasse, aka bluestreak cleaner wrasse (featured left in the picture and cleaning the host’s gills). These wrasses can be found in the warmer tropical waters of the Pacific