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The western toad is a larger species native to western North America & Mexico. These toads are known for their ability to jump large distances, for a toad. These critters face many threats like habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, mining, and […]

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The western hoolock gibbon can be found in India. They prefer mixed evergreen forests, such as dipterocarp forests, and often times in mountainous terrain. These primates are also found in rural settings, such as plantations and gardens. Hoolocks face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of […]

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The western gorilla can only be found in forests, tropical jungles, lowland swamps, and secondary forests in western Central Africa. More specifically they dwell in Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial, and Guinea. These amazing primates face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of residential and […]

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The western jackdaw, aka jackdaw, European jackdaw, or Eurasian jackdaw, can be found throughout Europe, Asia, and northern Africa. They prefer cultivated land, pastures, coastal cliffs, wooded steppes, and suburban towns with an array of large trees, buildings, and open land. Due to their large populations, and wide-spread nature, these […]

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The western rat snake is a large, non-venomous, colubrid (constrictor) that can be found in the central parts of the United States. They reside in hardwood forests and woodlands; wooded areas near streams; rivers & canyons; rocky outcroppings; swamps; farmlands near woods, barns, old fields, and abandoned houses. Due to […]

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The western hognose, aka blow snake, bluffer, faux viper, plains hognose snake, prairie hognose snake, spoonbill snake, spreadhead snake, Texas hognose snake, or Texas rooter, can be found from southern Canada throughout the United States on down into northern Mexico. They prefer habitats with sandy soil and soil with lots […]

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