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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 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. All members of this amazing genus have one outstanding trait in common. The various species in […]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 Order […]Read More
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 Surprisingly, 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. In the meantime, three others now rank as Endangered. This wonder of Nature also represents the species with the largest […]
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 […]
Visayan Spotted Deer Facts The sincerely remarkable creature known commonly as the Visayan Spotted Deer remains somewhat of a mystery to researchers. This primarily holds true due to the startling but true fact that sightings of this astounding animal in the wild rarely occur. In the year 2009, researchers found the first evidence of the […]
Mongolian Wild Horse Facts Most notably, the wonderful Mongolian Wild Horse remains a limited success story. This fact holds true due to recent events. Quite sadly, this species of horse became extinct in the wild in the 1960’s. However, a limited number of individuals still existed in captivity, mostly in zoos around the world. But, […]
Northern Elephant Seal Facts Most notably, the enormous Northern Elephant Seal represents one of only two species of elephant seal. While it remains slightly the smaller of the two, collectively the elephant seal forms the largest on earth. Like its counterpart, the Southern Seal, it draws its common name from not one, but two sources. […]
Tasmanian Devil Facts The Tasmanian Devil long ago became a symbol of aggressiveness and savage behavior. While fact often becomes mistaken for fiction, in its case this symbolism is indeed based in fact. That’s because it tends to have an extremely aggressive nature. The impressive creature also represents a most unusual type of animal. That […]
Hoary Marmot Facts The most notable things about the remarkable Hoary Marmot might surprise many of you. That’s because this animal actually represents a variety of ground squirrel. This incredible creature further ranks as the largest in its range, surprising one again. This amazing mammal additionally remains a surprisingly intelligent creature. This statement remains evidenced […]
Red Panda Facts An important fact should be noted about the marvelous mammal known as the Red Panda. That’s the nature of its relationship to a certain other species. Although it’s a related species, it does not bear a close relationship to the much better known Giant Panda. Also, the animal actually represents the only […]
Indian Giant Squirrel Facts Clearly, the Indian Giant Squirrel obviously represents an extremely large variety of tree squirrel. It also sometimes goes by the alternate common name of the Malabar Giant Squirrel. Its scientific name, though, remains the hard to pronounce Ratufa indica. This magnificent creature owes its technical name to the German naturalist, Johann […]
