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The pine marten, aka European pine marten, European marten, pineten, baum marten, or sweet marten, can be found throughout Europe and into Asia, and the Middle East. They tolerate a wide range of habitats such as deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests, shrublands, younger forest plantations, grass and heather moorlands, coarse […]

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The Archey’s frog has changed little over the past 200 million years, therefor they represent “living fossils”. They prefer the damp vegetation of their native forests, and dwell only in a small section of forest in the North Island of New Zealand. Sadly due to habitat destruction at the hands […]

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The otter civet, aka otterzivette, Sunda otter civet, and cibeta nutria – to name a few, can be found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. They are a semi-aquatic viverrid (Old World civet). They prefer lowland primary forests, secondary forests, bamboo forests, and logged forests. These cool critters face the […]

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The spotted turtle is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that hails from Canada and the eastern United States. They prefer marshes, flooded forests, wet meadows, bogs, and woodland stream habitats. Unfortunately, these little turtles face a host of threats. They are faced with habitat loss at the hands of residential and […]

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The parrot snake, aka lora, hails from Central and South America. They prefer moist forests, wet forests, rainforests, and dry forest habitats. These slender serpents spend most of their time in trees and bushes, making them arboreal, but they can also be found hunting on the ground as well. Due […]

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The king quail, aka Asian blue quail, blue-breasted quail, Chinese painted quail, or Chung-Chi, is an Old World (species from Asia or Africa) species of quail that hails from southern China, south and south-eastern Asia to Oceania, on up to southeastern Australia. These birds are numerous and have a stable […]

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The Victoria crowned pigeon is the largest pigeon species in the world. They can be found in northern New Guinea and the surrounding islands, as well as in portions of Indonesia. These birds prefer swamp forests, lowland moist forest locations – that were previous alluvial plains, and also sago forests. […]

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Hailing from The French Alps and the mountain ranges in Europe it’s the alpine salamander. There are 4 subspecies of the alpine salamander, each with various markings and colorations. Even though these critters face the threats of housing and urban development; recreational activity impacts; habitat division via roads and railroads; […]

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The coconut crab, aka robber crab or palm thief, is not only the largest known terrestrial hermit crab, but the largest known terrestrial arthropod in the world! You can find these ginormous critters in the island chains of the Indian Ocean, parts of the Pacific Ocean, and also as far […]

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The Siamang gibbon is is the largest of the 14 known gibbon species and they are sometimes referred to as lesser apes. They can be found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Peninsular Thailand. These primates have a preference for primary and secondary regions of tropical rainforests, with ample tree coverage. […]

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