Category Archives: Animal Posts

The ‘Earth Pig’: Aardvark

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

First, Aardvark apparently comes from the Afrikaans word ‘erdvark’.  This means ‘earth pig’, which I think is a cool nickname. How to explain an aardvark?  Well, it’s a burrowing mammal from Africa that is mostly active at night.  It is … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Human Killers

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I went looking for creepy animals and it kept coming up with spiders, so I ran away from that idea.  Too many legs and eyes in that collection.  So, I tried to find the deadliest animals in the world.  I … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 3

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the last day of the fox posts.  Hope everyone enjoyed it so far.  Now, we have the Vulpes genus, which are your true foxes.  There are 12 members here, which is the main reason why I couldn’t put … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome back for Part 2 of the fox posts.  I realized after last week that this isn’t really Halloween or scary themed like one would expect.  Maybe I should have gone for creepier animals.  Well, I’ll have the last 2 … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 1

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There are 24 living species of foxes on this planet.  This is why I wasn’t sure where to go with them in regards to a nature post.  I knew I had to since people love foxes.  Still, it’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Common vs Pygmy Hippo

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There are two types of hippopotamuses.  First, you have the common one that we tend to think of when we hear the name.  The one that is the top killer of humans in Africa and listed as vulnerable.  There are … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Mimic: The Lyrebird

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There are two species of lyrebird: Superb Lyrebird and Albert’s Lyrebird.  These are birds that live on the ground and are found in Australia.  They were considered ‘Not Threatened’, but that changed to ‘Near Threatened’ after the fires a few … Continue reading →

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The Binturong: Smells Like Buttered Popcorn

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Been a while since I did an animal post.  I’ve been saving this animal for a while.  Learned about him when my son wanted to repeatedly see these videos of Conan O’Brien having animals on his old show.  Watched multiple … Continue reading →

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Whale Watching in Cape Cod

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I know I should be promoting Do I Need to Use a Dragon? since it’s not even a week old.  It’s still for sale as a 99 cent eBook though.  It should be a $20 paperback as well.  Still, I tend to … Continue reading →

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The Rupicola Family: Cock-of-the-Rock Birds

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was always fascinated by these birds as a kid because the males are very colorful.  I grew up to see that their had a chuckle-inducing name: Cock-of-the-Rock.  Both species are found in South America and are not threatened.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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