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Tale of the Kihansi Spray Toad

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The Kihansi spray toad once lived in a 5-acre area at the base of the Kihansi River waterfall in Tanzania.  The females can grow to 1.1 inches long and the males up to 0.75 inches long, which means you can … Continue reading →

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The Island Foxes of California

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

These animals are found on six island of the Channel Islands of California, which is important because each island has it’s own subspecies.  They can interbreed, but there are genotype and phenotype differences, which allows them to stand apart.  Island … Continue reading →

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National Bird Day: The Condor

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is National Bird Day, so I thought I’d highlight one of the biggest conservation success stories: The Condor. Specifically, it was the California Condor that was pulled from the brink of extinction.  We also have the Andean Condor.  Now, … Continue reading →

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National World Wildlife Conservation Day

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I went to see if today was a special day for an animal to give me an idea of which one I should post from my list.  I’d already done cheetah, but I saw National World Wildlife Conservation Day at … Continue reading →

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The Okapi: Ghosts of the Forest

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

The Okapi is a relative of the giraffe discovered in the 1900’s. It’s even called the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, and zebra giraffe.  Yet, it doesn’t have a long neck, so you wouldn’t think this.  There are only an estimated … Continue reading →

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