Tag Archives: nature

The Bison: Again, These Are Not Buffalo

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Last weekend, I made a post about true buffalo.  Those species are found in Asia and Africa.  Today, I’m going to talk about bison, which also get called buffalo.  Both groups are bovines, but there are differences. Bison have humps, … Continue reading →

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The True Buffalos of Africa and Asia

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

It was difficult to find exact information about these animals because another kept getting mixed in with the searches.  Only members of the African genera of Syncerus and the Asian genera of Bubalus are considered true buffalo.  American Buffalo or … 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 Umbrellabirds! (Sounds like a Decent Rock Band)

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Been looking for some birds to do, but so many species have tons of subspecies.  So, they seemed to massive to tackle.  Then, I found these guys who were named by Sir Alfred Wallace in the 1800’s. Umbrellabirds get their … Continue reading →

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The Wombat: No It Doesn’t Have Wings

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I vaguely remember learning about the wombat when I was about 5 or 6.  My parents taped a lot of nature shows for me to rewatch and one of them was on Australia.  That was a favorite, so I watched … Continue reading →

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The World’s Largest Deer: The Moose

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

In America, we call this animal a moose.  I learned that in Eurasia, it’s called an elk.  We use that word for another member of the deer family, which is also called a wapiti.  This is done to clarify a … Continue reading →

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Creepy Animals for Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Since Halloween is tomorrow, I figured it would be best to put up some pictures of really creepy creatures.  I tried to get a variety, but seems most of the ones I found were aquatic and/or insectoid.  Had to really … Continue reading →

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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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