Category Archives: Animal Posts

The Rarest Animal in the World: The Vaquita

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

How rare is the vaquita?  There are only 10 left in the world. The vaquita is a small porpoise found in the waters of Mexico.  They weren’t discovered until 1958 and now they’re almost gone.  Why?  They get tangled in … Continue reading →

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Unique and Critically Endangered: The Axolotl

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The axolotl is a very unique type of salamander.  We’ll get more into that with the facts because there’s a lot to delve into. I tried to write it in paragraph form, but there was so much information that it … Continue reading →

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Beep Beep or Meep Meep? Either Way, It’s the Roadrunner

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Oddly enough, there are people out there who don’t know that roadrunners are a real animal.  They think it’s only a cartoon character named because it is always running on the road.  After you get them to realize it’s real, … Continue reading →

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King of the Jungle He Doesn’t Live In: The Lion

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

For the life of me, I don’t know why it took me this long to get to the lion. It could be because I always preferred tigers, but I also kind of gravitated towards animals that people might not already … Continue reading →

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The Big, Not Really Bad Wolf

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve hesitant about this animal for a while.  Mostly because I really wanted to do a post on it, but it would be difficult.  The reason for this is because there are 32 subspecies of wolf, which includes 24 New … Continue reading →

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The World’s Heaviest Parrot: The Kakapo

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I forgot when I stumbled onto this critically endangered bird.  The Kakapo is found in New Zealand and there are only 248 alive in the world.  The threats that they face are numerous including genetic inbreeding and infertility.  These were … Continue reading →

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Alligators: A Tale of Two Species

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I always thought there were a lot of alligator species.  Then, I discovered that I was wrong and it’s crocodiles that are varied.  There are only two species of alligator.  They are actually pretty different from each other.  I’m going … Continue reading →

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The Harpiinae Family: 1 Hawk and 3 Eagles

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was looking for non-mammals and stumbled onto this curious subfamily of birds of prey.  They are called the Harpiinae, which have large broad-winged birds.  Let me break them down: Bat Hawk– This is the 1 hawk in the group … Continue reading →

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The Mongolian Wild Horse: Another Story of Reintroduction

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

We actually have these animals at the Bronx Zoo.  They are called Mongolian Wild Horses, Przewalski’s horse, takhi, and Dzungarian horse.  Sadly, they were made extinct in the wild for the following reasons: Competition with livestock. Hunting . . . … Continue reading →

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Top Post of 2022: The Quokka!

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This little guy came in first and won so many hearts.  Originally posted on April 3rd, 2022.) Hello again for another animal.  This one is the ‘World’s Happiest Animals’ because they always seem to be smiling.  They aren’t afraid of … Continue reading →

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