The mona monkey is an Old World (those from Africa & Asia) primate that dwells in western Africa from Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, & western Cameroon. There are 4 recognized subspecies of these monkeys: the mona monkey,
The common walkingstick, aka northern walkingstick or common stick insect, can be found throughout the United States and up into Canada. They are the only stick insect found in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec. Stick
The great spotted woodpecker is widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and into Northern Africa. They can tolerate a wide variety of habitats, including: broadleaf forests, coniferous and/or mixed forests, woodlands, gardens, olive groves, and parks. Even though they face the threats of deforestation and climate change, these birds are numerous […]
The tenkile, aka Scott’s tree kangaroo, can only be found in a small area of the Torricelli Mountains of Papua New Guinea. These critters prefer mid-mountain rain-forests that contain Araucaria, Libocedrus, Podocarpus, and Rapanea. Due to habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as extensive […]
The hairy woodpecker can be found from Canada, throughout the United States, into the Bahamas, down south to Mexico and into Central America. They prefer old growth coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests, woodlands
The bark beetle is a wood boring beetle that can be found in North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. These pests make a living out of boring into the phloem of various trees,
The oilbird, aka guácharo, hails from Central and South America. These birds are cave dwelling critters who’s feet are small and only used for hanging onto vertical surfaces. Oilbirds are related to the nightjar
The Sumatran orangutan, aka Sumatran orang-utan, hails from the lowland tropical forests, mangrove forests, riparian forests, and swamp forests of Sumatra, in Indonesia. Orangutans are the only
The silvery lutung, aka silvery langur or silvered leaf monkey, can be found in Borneo, Sumatra, the Natuna Islands, south-western Malay peninsula, and a few other surrounding islands
The Eurasian beaver, aka European beaver or Mongolian beaver, can be found from north-eastern Europe to Central Eurasia. Their territory reaches south from Norway to the Scandinavian
