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Marbled Cat Facts The Marbled Cat is an extremely reclusive species of small wild cat endemic to a severely restricted range. The IUCN lists this truly amazing rare mammal officially as Vulnerable, pending further evaluation of its numbers. In fact, evidence indicates that fewer than ten thousand individuals may remain surviving, presenting fears of extinction. The primary […]Read More
Tree Kangaroo Facts Firstly, the term Tree Kangaroo serves as the collective common name for about 12 separate species in the genus Dendrolagus. The uncertainty about the number of member species arises from differences of opinion regarding classification among scientists. Further, all members of this remarkable genus have one outstanding trait in common. That’s because […]Read More
Bandicoot Facts Firstly, the term Bandicoot collectively serves as the common name given to a group of about 20 species. Scientists collectively place these varying species in the Order Peramelemorphia. Further, all of these particular species evolved as small to medium-sized marsupial omnivores. In addition, each of these 20 separate varieties in the fascinating […]Read More
Aardwolf Facts Perhaps most notably, although indeed a canid, despite its common name, the Aardwolf bears no close relationship with the wolf. Furthermore, genetically speaking, this truly remarkable creature actually sits in the same Family as the hyena. In fact, a few of the alternate names for this impressive animal remains the civet hyena and […]
Numbat Facts The truly amazing Numbat remains perhaps one of the least known of all marsupials. The remarkable creature also goes by the other common names of the walpurti or the noombat. This fascinating animal further bears the somewhat cumbersome scientific name of Myrmecobius fasciatus. However, regardless of the name one calls it by, it […]
Chilean Dolphin Facts First of all, the marvelous Chilean Dolphin stands out from its related species for a variety of reasons. Among those is the quite sad fact that it remains one of the least studied of all known cetaceans. In fact, the majority of what little knowledge scientists have of this magnificent creature comes […]
African Manatee Facts Perhaps the most notable thing about the amazing African Manatee remains the simple fact that researchers do not know a great deal about the animal. However, the majority of experts believe this distinctive animal to be quite similar to the West Indian Manatee. Since both of the species share the same region, […]
Long-Finned Pilot Whale Facts First of all, the descriptive common name Long-Finned Pilot Whale remains rather deceptive. That holds true due to the fact that this marvelous mammal isn’t actually a whale. In fact, the remarkable creature actually represents one of the thirty known species of dolphins inhabiting the oceans of our world. Bearing the […]
Culpeo Facts First of all, the short term Culpeo serves as the common name for the remarkable, yet hard to pronounce, Lycalopex culpaeus. This fascinating type of canid also goes by several other names, however. These other names, including the Andean zorro, the Andean Fox, and the zorro culpeo, all remain easier to pronounce than […]
Geoffroy’s Cat Facts First of all, one important fact must be pointed out about the remarkable Geoffroy’s Cat. Despite the size and appearance of this particular feline, it remains a wild cat, and not a domesticated species. Yet another fact sets it apart from many other species of wild feline. That’s the fact that, quite […]
Clymene Dolphin Facts First of all, the truly remarkable Clymene Dolphin ranks as quite unique. This holds true because it represents the only known species of its kind. That’s because, to date, it remains the only known instance of a new species of marine mammal arising from the interbreeding of two different species. Rather surprisingly, […]
California Sea Lion Facts Firstly, the remarkable California Sea Lion remains one of only six known surviving types of sea lion. Quite sadly, one other species, the Japanese Sea Lion, became extinct in the 1950’s. Meanwhile, three others now rank as Endangered. Secondly, it also represents the species with the largest current population. In fact, […]
Panda Dolphin Facts Firstly, the Panda Dolphin serves as the common name for the visually quite distinctive Commerson’s Dolphin. Further, this remarkable species is actually divided into two distinct sub-species. The mammal was also first described by the French naturalist, Philibert Commerson. This occurred in 1767, subsequent to his sighting of the surprising cetacean in […]
