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Cool Critter: Pangolin
If it’s not a pinecone…or an artichoke… …or a komodo dragon…or an anteater… …then it must be a pangolin! Disclaimer: Unlike our other Cool Critters, pangolins don’t DO anything especially cool. They d… more →
Mauka to Makai
Cool Critter: Pangolin
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Kelsey wrote 1 month ago: If it’s not a pinecone…or an artichoke… …or a komodo dragon…or an anteater… …then it must be a pango … more →
Cool Critter: Sea Cucumber
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Kelsey wrote 3 months ago: The ocean is full of fabulously-named critters like slippery dicks and donkey dungs. Of course, fabu … more →
Cool Critter: Aye-aye
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Kelsey wrote 4 months ago: Years ago, when my high school played our rival high school, we had a cheer that began, “Aye Aye Aye … more →
Cool Critter: Komodo Dragon
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Kelsey wrote 6 months ago: Meet the Komodo Dragon, a kinda cute—in a reptilian sort of way—humongous lizard.* This 10-foot-long … more →
Cool Critter: African Wild Ass
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Kelsey wrote 7 months ago: Tee hee. According to Wordnet, the African Wild Ass is “a wild ass of Africa.” True, but that makes … more →
Cool Critter: Solenodon
Kelsey wrote 8 months ago: Imagine a mammal that looks like a toupee-wearing cross between Yoda, an aardvark and an R.O.U.S. No … more →
Cool Critter: Coconut Crab
Kelsey wrote 9 months ago: The coconut crab—a.k.a. the giant robber crab—is the world’s largest terrestrial arthropod (animal w … more →
Cool Critter: Spookfish
Kelsey wrote 10 months ago: What would you do if you lived in a very dark place where vicious monsters lurked above and even nas … more →
Cool Critter: Peters' Elephantnose Fish
Kelsey wrote 1 year ago: Peters’ Elephantnose Fish. It sounds like a toddler’s creation—as in, “There goes Peter, drawing ele … more →
7 of Nature's Coolest Critters
mindatlarge wrote 1 year ago: #1 Cuttlefish: nature’s rave fish. The day they can get these things to survive in my aquarium … more →
Cool Critter: The Humble Earthworm
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Kelsey wrote 1 year ago: Earthworms are a little different from our previous cool critters. Biologically speaking, they … more →
Lots of neat stuff
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Chris McKay wrote 1 year ago: Island Shenanigans Slap me stupid because I just have been really slacking on posting here. There h … more →
Update
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Chris McKay wrote 1 year ago: Talafofo caving trip So, here’s what’s been going on with me lately: Two weeks ago I st … more →
Cool Critter: Tasmanian Devil
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Kelsey wrote 1 year ago: Yes, yes, we all know “Taz” (short for the Tasmanian Devil), the lovably inept furry whirling dervis … more →
Cool Critter: Cuttlefish
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Kelsey wrote 1 year ago: Cuttlefish have three hearts and eight arms, yet despite their potential as fabulous lovers, they ha … more →
Camping trip (first one in Guam)
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Chris McKay wrote 1 year ago: It took me a while to get to this but I really need to tell you all about this amazing camping trip … more →
Cool Critters: The Hairy Frog
Kelsey wrote 1 year ago: The 4th of July is a time for cookouts, parades, fireworks—and occasionally, awkward family gatherin … more →
Cool Critters: Nudibranchs
Kelsey wrote 1 year ago: Every once in a while we like to remind you that science is cool, wacky and occasionally funny. So f … more →
