Western Pygmy Blue Facts The rather stunning Western Pygmy Blue provides living proof that beauty thrives even amidst great desolation. This delicate insect also constitutes one of the smallest butterflies on earth and the smallest known in North America. So: tiny but beautiful. The Lepidoptera remains active year-round in the warmest portions of its range. Though […]
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Coral Pink Sand Dune Beetle
Coral Pink Sand Dune Beetle Facts Most notably, the Coral Pink Sand Dune Beetle inhabits an extremely limited range. It also occurs only in a portion of the geologic feature known as the Coral Pink Sand Dunes, in southern Utah, in the United States. Due to the combination of such limited range and small numbers, […]
Fossa
Source: http://bit.ly/1GxkjO6 Photographer: Ran Kirlian CC License: http://bit.ly/2xLZ0ap Fossa Facts The Fossa constitutes a unique animal. Individuals actually combine many of the physical traits of civets, felines, and mongooses Rather surprisingly, its scientific name means hidden anus (from Greek). Cryptoprocta ferox lives only on the island of Madagascar. It remains secretive by nature and has not been […]
Pangolin
Pangolin Facts The Pangolin remains the only known mammal to have evolved protective scales. Due to these, people sometimes call it the scaly anteater. The animal constitutes the only surviving member of a family. Also, only four known species of this unique creature exist. Sadly, this impressive species now lists as Critically Endangered by the […]
Ringed Seal
Source: http://bit.ly/2MI63r1 Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries Ringed Seal Facts The Ringed Seal represents the smallest and perhaps the most adorable of all species of seal. It also ranks as the most numerous of all seals. An exact count of the total population of the various colonies of the Ringed Seal has never proven possible. However, […]
