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The Occasional Creature Fact!



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It Don't Give A Shit - Honey Badger

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 10 May 2013 · 62 views

Yes, it's finally time for one of the Internet's most popular animals - the honey badger!
The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), also called a ratel, is a large mustelid (member of the weasel family) that lives in sub-Saharan Africa. Males can reach 11 inches at the shoulder and a little over a meter in length while females are slightly smaller. This anim...



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A Feathery Facade

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 04 May 2013 · 41 views

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It may be hard to believe when you first look at it, but this is not a hummingbird. This is a hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) from the Old World. It comes from the family Sphingidae, which contains the hawk moths, also called sphinx moths...



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Nature's Most Potent Potion - Golden Poison Frog

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 26 April 2013 · 90 views

For those of you who got that obscure Harry Potter reference in the title, I applaud you.
 
Now down to business! Remember that golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis) I mentioned in the last article about the hooded pitohui? Well, I thought it should get its very own entry because it's just such a cool little thing. As I mentioned before, it is...



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The Poison Bird - Hooded Pitohui

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 20 April 2013 · 89 views

The Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) of Papua New Guinea is one of the world's first and only documented poisonous birds. It was discovered to be toxic during a 1989 study of birds of paradise by American Ornithologist John Dumbacher. He and his team had mist nets set out to catch birds of paradise, but inevitably other birds were caught in the nets as w...



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Extreme Dedication - Darwin's Frog

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 19 April 2013 · 100 views

This cute little frog might not look extraordinary in any particular way, but it has one of the strangest reproductive behaviors in the world. The Darwin's frog comes exists as two separate species: The Chile Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma rufum) and the Southern Darwin's frog (R. darwinii). Like many other frogs, Darwin's frogs live in the damp litter of the...



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The Scaly Monogamist - Shingleback

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 14 April 2013 · 106 views

It's been awhile since I've written one of these things, so here you go!
 
The shingleback lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) is most at home in the rugged, dry plains and shrublands of southern and western Australia. It is a large species of blue-tongued skink that can reach a foot in length. This lizard may not look like much with its dull, armored skin and s...



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Two Unlikely Friends

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 28 February 2013 · 172 views

So this post will be a little bit different from what I normally do because I came across a something really interesting that's not exactly one specific creature. This time I will talk about a very cool real life story that I found. This is the first time I'm trying this out so if it's not that good, please bear with me.
 
In the village of Sit Tbow in...



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Jaws Full of Teeth - American Crocodile

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 13 February 2013 · 234 views

Chances are, when someone mentions crocodiles, you most likely immediately think of the Nile and saltwater crocs of Africa and Australia, respectively. The fact is, these ancient monster reptiles are so successful in their design that they occur in the Americas too. The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is found throughout the waters along the Pacific...



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The Real Life "Alien" - Cotesia congregata

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 28 January 2013 · 175 views

I'm sure, even if you haven't seen them, most of you are at least somewhat familiar with the movies in the Alien franchise and the premise behind them. You're probably extremely grateful that there aren't any terrifying creatures like xenomorphs stalking the earth, right? Well, that's not entirely true. For tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta), the...



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so i herd u liek mudkipz - Axolotl

Posted by Green Day In Seattle , 19 January 2013 · 257 views

Just as the "so i herd u liek mudkipz" meme has popularized the water starter, Mudkip from the beloved Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Pokémon games, the internet seems to have somewhat familiarized the public with a peculiar and endangered salamander. The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) lives exclusively in the fragmented remains of Central Mexico's Lake...



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