Category Archives: Animal Posts

Happy National Wildlife Day!

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

The title says it all.  It’s National Wildlife Day, so here are some fun pictures about it.  Also, what is your favorite animal?  I’m always torn between tigers, wolves, and red pandas.  Depends on my mood.

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The Giant Anteater: Tougher Than I Thought

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve had the giant anteater on my list of potential animal posts for a while.  It was actually the whole anteater family, which is why it was going to take longer to put together.  Then, I started learning about how … Continue reading →

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The Four Neotropical Bellbirds

Posted on August 18, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Three of these Bellbirds are found in South America while the vulnerable Three-Wattled Bellbird is in Central America. They are all part of the ‘cotinga’ family, which are birds that live in or near forests.  So, what are bellbirds? They … Continue reading →

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Highly Endangered Antelope: The Addax

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I don’t know where I stumbled onto this animal, but the Addax was sitting on my list.  It’s an antelope that was hunting a lot for its meat and fur.  Cattle farming has taken over a lot of their habitat … Continue reading →

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Happy International Tiger Day

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I love tigers.  Even did a big post about them on February 6, 2022.  Missed stuff about the rare Golden Tiger, which there are only 30 of in the world.  I’ll add a video about them if I can find … Continue reading →

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Some of the Rarest Sharks Around

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is ‘Shark Awareness Day’, so I had to make a post about them.  So many species with their own unique traits that I can cover them in a single post.  Instead, I’m going to show you some of the … Continue reading →

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Eucalyptus-Munching and Adorable: The Koala

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

The koala is a little, leaf-eating marsupial from Australia, which many people recognize as quickly as the kangaroo.  They are also called koala bears even though they are related to wombats more than bears.  Part of this is because their … Continue reading →

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10 Loudest Animals in the World

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I thought this interesting topic would be easy to figure out, but all of the lists changed after the first two.  Part of the issue with some is that nearly half of most Top 10 lists are a type of … Continue reading →

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The Heloderma Family: Venomous Lizards

Posted on May 5, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

There are five members of the Heloderma family.  You have the stocky Gila Monster found in deserts and four species of the more agile, humid-liking beaded lizards.  All of these lizards are venomous with the glands found at the end … Continue reading →

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The Most Vicious Weasel: The Wolverine

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Yes, the wolverine is part of the weasel family along with otters, badgers, ferrets, and a bunch of others.  You can kind of see it with the short, stocky body and the attitude of a honey badger.  At least if … Continue reading →

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