The Asian elephant is one of the smartest animals in the world.
December 27, 2014
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Category Archives: Critters
December 26, 2014
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Nene
Hawaiian geese are surprisingly closely related to Canada geese.
December 25, 2014
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Southern Two-toed Sloth
Sloths are the slowest mammals in the world.
December 24, 2014
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Reindeer
The reindeer is a species of deer adapted to life in the polar region.
December 22, 2014
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Brown Bear
As I have mentioned in an earlier post, the brown bear in Eurasia is the same species of bear what is known as the grizzly bear in North America.
December 21, 2014
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Giant Freshwater Puffer
The Giant freshwater puffer is a pufferfish from the rivers and lakes of Africa.
December 20, 2014
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West Caucasian Tur
The West Caucasian tur is a goat-antelope from the Caucasus mountains.
December 19, 2014
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African Dwarf Crocodile
The African dwarf crocodile is the smallest species of crocodile.
December 17, 2014
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Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle
The red-bellied short-necked turtle is a beautiful river turtle.
December 16, 2014
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Emerald Tree Boa
The emerald tree boa is an arboreal species of boa from South America.
December 15, 2014
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Green Tree Python
The green tree python is an arboreal species of python from New Guine.
December 12, 2014
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Ginkgo Biloba
The Ginkgo biloba also known in English as the maindenhair tree is one of the living fossils that we can encounter almost every day.
December 11, 2014
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Pot-bellied Seahorse
The pot-bellied seahorse, also known as the big-belly seahorse is one of the largest species of seahorse in the world.
December 8, 2014
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Arctic Fox
The arctic fox is a small species from the fox family that lives in the arctic region.
December 5, 2014
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Pond Slider
Pond sliders have three subspecies. Red-eared sliders are the most common in the pet trade but the other two, the yellow-bellied slider and the Cumberland slider are also fairly common.
December 3, 2014
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Chamois
The chamois is a mountain-dwelling goat-antelope from Europe.
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.