Tag Archives: wildlife

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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The Smallest Ratite: The Kiwi

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

As promised, here is the 5th ratite, which is a family of flightless birds.  Unlike the emu, ostrich, rhea, and cassowary, the kiwi is small.  Some are no bigger than a domestic chicken.  They are also endangered, so there are … Continue reading →

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The Tall, Long-Necked Ratites

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

Originally, I was going to do a post for each one, but I found that the subspecies all looked the same.  That was becoming an issue for previous posts where I didn’t know if I had the right subspecies.  So, … Continue reading →

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Strange and Silly Lizards

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

I was trying to think of a good animal to do a quick post on, but everything needed a lot more research.  Of course, I got to thinking about types of animals that are too numerous for me to do … Continue reading →

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