Tag Archives: wildlife

The Ghosts of the Mountain: Snow Leopards

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

The first time I heard about a snow leopard was when I read about them in Zoobooks.  I got the whole set of those magazines.  I can’t remember if they had their own issue or it was one for big … Continue reading →

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Big Cat of the City: The Leopard

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This was a tough one because there are 8 subspecies.  All of them look the same, so getting the pictures was a pain.  I gave up and decided to simply go for a general thing.  There isn’t much difference between … Continue reading →

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The Largest Animal on Earth: The Blue Whale

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to decide on the first animal post of 2023.  Took a while before I realized that I should start with the gentle giant: Blue Whale. These whales can grow from 80 to 100 feet with the record … Continue reading →

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#5 of 2022: The Flamingo Post!

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(It’s that time of year where I repost the Top 5 of the previous year.  Always fun to see which posts got the most attention.  As usual, I only picked from the ones that were posted for the first time … Continue reading →

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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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