Tag Archives: wildlife

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

I couldn’t resist this holiday.  A dear, close friend of mine and I have a squirrel thing going on for years.  So, I’d be remiss if I didn’t take advantage of this day.  Also, there are 5 subfamilies, 58 genera, … Continue reading →

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Smallest Animals By Category

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Wasn’t really sure what to put here.  Time was limited and I kept wanting to make another animal post.  Originally, I was going to put ‘cutest animals’, but that brought up the usual suspects.  Then, I went with smallest.  Started … Continue reading →

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Best of 2023 #5: The Blue Whale

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was originally posted on January 8th, 2023.) 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 … Continue reading →

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The Lynx Family: Tufted Ears and Stubby Tails

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

When you hear the word ‘lynx’, you probably think of a single type of animal.  Those of us in the USA probably pictured a bobcat.  Well, there are actually 4 species of lynx and one of them is the bobcat.  … Continue reading →

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Critically Endangered: The Golden Bamboo Lemur

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Madagascar has tons of lemurs, which makes it difficult to do posts on them.  That being said, I really wanted to mention the Golden Bamboo Lemur at some point.  Due to habitat destruction and hunting, they are considered critically endangered … Continue reading →

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The ‘Earth Pig’: Aardvark

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

First, Aardvark apparently comes from the Afrikaans word ‘erdvark’.  This means ‘earth pig’, which I think is a cool nickname. How to explain an aardvark?  Well, it’s a burrowing mammal from Africa that is mostly active at night.  It is … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Human Killers

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

I went looking for creepy animals and it kept coming up with spiders, so I ran away from that idea.  Too many legs and eyes in that collection.  So, I tried to find the deadliest animals in the world.  I … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 3

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the last day of the fox posts.  Hope everyone enjoyed it so far.  Now, we have the Vulpes genus, which are your true foxes.  There are 12 members here, which is the main reason why I couldn’t put … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome back for Part 2 of the fox posts.  I realized after last week that this isn’t really Halloween or scary themed like one would expect.  Maybe I should have gone for creepier animals.  Well, I’ll have the last 2 … Continue reading →

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The Fabulous Foxes of Earth Part 1

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

There are 24 living species of foxes on this planet.  This is why I wasn’t sure where to go with them in regards to a nature post.  I knew I had to since people love foxes.  Still, it’s a lot … Continue reading →

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