The chamois is a mountain-dwelling goat-antelope from Europe.
December 3, 2014
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Year: 2014
December 1, 2014
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Arctic Wolf
The arctic wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf that I have written about before.
November 30, 2014
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Spiny Softshell Turtle
The spiny softshell turtle is a large freshwater turtle from North America.
November 28, 2014
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Gypsy Moth
The gypsy moth is an invading species and a really harmful pest in North America.
November 26, 2014
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Monkey-tailed Skink
The monkey-tailed skink is an arboreal lizard from the Solomon Islands.
November 23, 2014
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Larch
Larch trees are deciduous pine trees with species living all over the colder regions of the northern hemisphere.
November 21, 2014
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Zebra Mantis Shrimp
Zebra mantis shrimps are one of the many mantis shrimp species.
November 19, 2014
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Mata Mata Turtle
Mata mata turtles are somewhat odd turtles from South America where they live mostly in Brazil in the Amazon and the Orinoco basin.
November 17, 2014
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Winter Already (2014)
It is the middle of November, but this is Canada. Even in Toronto we woke up to snow today.
November 16, 2014
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Yellow Tang
Yellow tangs are one of the most common fish in the marine aquarium trade.
November 14, 2014
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Day Geckos
Geckos in the genus Phelsuma, known as the day geckos are possibly the most beautiful lizards in the world.
November 11, 2014
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Wild Poppy
The common poppy is a beautiful red flower that grows wild in most of Europe.
November 10, 2014
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Great White Pelican
Great white pelicans, in spite of their names, are not actually white.
November 7, 2014
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Desert Hairy Scorpion
The Arizona desert hairy scorpion is the largest native scorpion species In North America.
November 6, 2014
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Emperor Scorpion
The emperor scorpion is a scorpion originally from the African savanna.
November 4, 2014
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Asian Forest Scorpion
The Asian forest scorpion is very common in the pet trade because its sting is usually not deadly to humans.
November 3, 2014
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Indian Star Tortoise
The Indian star tortoise looks like the Burmese star tortoise, but unlike its cousin the Indian star tortoise is not endangered in the wild.
November 1, 2014
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Opuntia
Opuntia is the name of a genus of edible cactuses originally from the Americas which are now grown world wide both as ornamental plants and as a food source.
October 31, 2014
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Reticulated Python
The reticulated python is a large constrictor snake from South-East Asia.
October 30, 2014
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Budgies
Budgies are the third most popular pets in the world.