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The Most Trafficked Animal: Pangolins

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Originally posted long ago on ‘World Pangolin Day’.  I feel like people need to remember they exist considering how much poachers love them.  Really hope they can be saved.) I find these animals fascinating.  Never knew about them until my … Continue reading →

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The Red Ape: Orangutan

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Another post from 2022.  I wasn’t doing animal facts at this point.  It was all about bringing attention to endangered animals and stirring people to research.) I’m enjoying these animals posts, so I figured I’d do another.  Today, I thought … Continue reading →

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Rare Flowers of the World

Posted on July 5, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

I realized that I’m always talking about animals, which is because that’s an area of interest for me.  Yet, nature also has plenty of flowers.  I’m going to try to do a few scattered about if I can think of … Continue reading →

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International Wild Koala Day

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(I made a post about koalas on July 7th, 2024.  Since it’s their holiday, I thought it would be better to just repost it instead of doing something new.  Call it lazy or call it recycling.  Your choice.) The koala … Continue reading →

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World Hippo Day!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is ‘World Hippo Day’.  I thought I would repost the one about the two types of hippo species.  Enjoy. There are two types of hippopotamuses.  First, you have the common one that we tend to think of when we … Continue reading →

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The Olm a.k.a. The Human Fish

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

These sensitive creatures live in caves and can be found in Central and Southeastern Europe. They are a type of salamander, which lives in total darkness.  They are listed as vulnerable due to habitat destruction.  Water pollution and the terrain … Continue reading →

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The Quoll: A Glowing Marsupial?

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The quoll is a small, carnivorous marsupial with 3 species in Australia, 2 in New Guinea, and 1 in Tasmania due to going extinct on the mainland.  They are listed as either endangered or near threatened.  One of the main … Continue reading →

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The Rare Arapawa Goat

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Found on Arapawa Island in New Zealand, this is one of the rarest goat breeds in the world.  I saw an Instagram video on that and got curious.  Here is their supposed origin: In the 18th century, Captain James Cook … Continue reading →

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Colugo the Flying Lemur

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This creature is found in Southeast Asia and it’s name doesn’t really tell you the truth.  It is not a lemur and it doesn’t fly.  As with the flying squirrel, it glides using flaps of skin that run from their … Continue reading →

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The Cute, Adorable Tasmanian Devil

Posted on September 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Been meaning to do a post about the Tasmanian Devil for a long time.  Kept slipping my mind when I went to choose an animal . . . until now. Of course, my original introduction to this animal was the … Continue reading →

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