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Mammals • November 3, 2020

American Badger: Profile and Information

The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is a badger species native to North America. It is found in the central and western United States, south-central Canada, northern Mexico, and certain areas of southwestern British Columbia. Though the American badger is similar in appearance to the European badger, they are not closely related. The American badger’s habitat […]

Adenaya Damilola • June 22, 2024
Mammals • October 28, 2020

Mule: Profile and Information

Mules are a genetic hybrid that has been the workhorse for centuries in human society. It combines all the essential qualities of both breeds (horse and donkey) into a single animal, which is a focus of agricultural pursuits worldwide. It is stronger than a horse and gentler than a donkey. Kindly read further to know […]

Oluwafemi Peter • June 22, 2024
Reptiles • October 28, 2020

Carpet Viper: Profile and Information

Echis (common names: saw-scaled viper, carpet viper) is a genus of venomous viper and is mostly seen in the dry region of Africa, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Pakistan, and India. They have been known to display a distinctive threat by rubbing some areas of their body to create a ‘’sizzling’’ warning sound. The name […]

Adenaya Damilola • June 22, 2024
Mammals • October 27, 2020

Indian Wolf: Profile and Information

The Indian wolf (Canis lupus Pallipes) is regarded as a subspecies of grey wolf that occurs from the Indian Subcontinent to Southwest Asia. It is said to be intermediate in size between the Arabian wolf and the Himalayan wolf, and it also lacks a luxuriant winter coat due to its living in warmer conditions. The […]

Adenaya Damilola • June 23, 2024
Reptiles • October 27, 2020

Alligator Snapping Turtle: Profile and Information

The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temmicnkii) is a well-known turtle species. Alligator snapping turtles are known to live in freshwater in the United States. The M. temminckii is one of the world’s largest turtle species in North America. It is not completely related to the common snapping turtle. The specific epithet temminckii was named after […]

Adenaya Damilola • June 23, 2024
Reptiles • October 27, 2020

King Cobra: Profile and Information

The king cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah) is a well-known venomous snake species from Elapidae, native to forests from India to Southeast Asia. It is also called the hamadryad. The king cobra is listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable due to habitat destruction. It is regarded as the world’s longest venomous snake. An adult king […]

Adenaya Damilola • June 23, 2024
Mammals • October 27, 2020

Honey Badger: Profile and Information

The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), the ratel, is a mammal native to Southwest Asia, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. Due to its occurrence in various habitats and wide range, it is listed on the IUCN Red List as Least Concern. It is the only known species in the genus Mellivora and the only member of […]

Adenaya Damilola • June 23, 2024
Mammals • October 27, 2020

Grizzly Bear: Profile and Information

The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is known by other names such as the grizzly or North American brown bear. It is a large subspecies or population of the brown bear native to North America. Aside from the mainland grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis), other morphological forms of brown bear are sometimes identified as grizzly bears […]

Adenaya Damilola • October 27, 2020
Mammals • October 27, 2020

Aardvark: Profile and Information

Aardvarks live in Africa, south of the Sahara. Their name is derived from the Afrikaans language of South Africa and means “earth pig. Seeing the aardvark’s body and a long snout brings the pig to mind. Through closer observation, the aardvark also has other animal characteristics. It has rabbit-like ears and a kangaroo tail — […]

Aigbini Jennifer • June 20, 2024
Invertebrates • October 26, 2020

Selenochlamys ysbryda: Profile and Information

A ghost slug (Selenochlamys ysbryda) is a predatory air-breathing land slug. It is a shell-less pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the Trigonochlamydidae family. The species was first recognized from various sites in Wales and was formally described and named in 2008 by Ben Rowson, a taxonomist at the National Museum of Wales (Amgueddfa Cymru), and Bill […]

Aigbini Jennifer • June 20, 2024