Category Archives: Animal Posts

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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Animals that Mate for Life

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

So, I’m rarely in a good mood on June 4th.  It used to be my wedding anniversary, but now it’s a day that I just want to get through.  Helps if I have to work since I’m too busy to … Continue reading →

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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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