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The World’s Largest Rodent: The Capybara

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to decide on what to write about this weekend.  Then, I remembered mentioning one of my favorite animals last week.  The jaguar loves eating these guys, which isn’t the reason I love them.  They’re just so cute … Continue reading →

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The Only Panthera of the Americas: The Jaguar

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was going to say ‘big cat’ instead of ‘Panthera’ (the genus), but I thought some people would argue that there are pumas and mountain lions in the Americas.  I never really understood why those aren’t considered big cats, but … Continue reading →

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Saola: The Asian Unicorn

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

They look like an antelope, but they’re more closely related to cows.  Well, I say look, but these critically endangered animals are incredibly rare.  Scientists have only documented wild Saola 4 times and none are in captivity.  This means we … Continue reading →

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The Smallest Ratite: The Kiwi

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

As promised, here is the 5th ratite, which is a family of flightless birds.  Unlike the emu, ostrich, rhea, and cassowary, the kiwi is small.  Some are no bigger than a domestic chicken.  They are also endangered, so there are … Continue reading →

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The Tall, Long-Necked Ratites

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally, I was going to do a post for each one, but I found that the subspecies all looked the same.  That was becoming an issue for previous posts where I didn’t know if I had the right subspecies.  So, … Continue reading →

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Strange and Silly Lizards

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to think of a good animal to do a quick post on, but everything needed a lot more research.  Of course, I got to thinking about types of animals that are too numerous for me to do … Continue reading →

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The Dhole: Endangered Asiatic Wild Dog

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

My son and I first learned about the Dhole (pronounced like Dole) from an episode of the Wild Kratts.  These are wild dogs are found in various areas of Asia.  They have many names too.  Whistling dog, red dog, mountain … Continue reading →

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The Kagu: Last of the Rhynochetos

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

First, Rhynochetos is this genus of this animal.  Second, the Kagu is a bird, which might have thrown a few people off if they didn’t see the pictures.  I don’t even remember how I stumbled onto this one. The Kagu … Continue reading →

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The Coatimundi: Arboreally Adorable

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

What is a coati or coatimundi? This omnivore is found in North, Central, and South America.  They’re a relative of the raccoon, but they’re diurnal (daytime) instead of nocturnal.  You’ll see in the pictures that they have long tails, which … Continue reading →

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The Endangered Giants: Elephants

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was surprised to see that I never made an animal post about elephants.  Didn’t even have them on my list.  Maybe I did it and can’t find it, but you would think they would be early in my posting … Continue reading →

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