Tag: ask twl

• Not a Lemur, Nor a Cat. This Raccoon-Like Critter is a “Clever Fox”.

  

  That adorable creature is none other than a Ringtail, Bassariscus astutus. No, not like a lemur—though the resemblance is uncanny.

  Devon Bowker

  May 16, 2018

  Animals, Ask TWL, Mammals, The Wild Life Blog

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• Ask TWL: The Little Brown Skink

  

  The Northern Crested Caracara is a medium-sized raptor, smaller than a goose, but bigger than other birds in the Falcon family like the Peregrine Falcon. The envy of the Bald Eagle, the Crested Caracara is, well, crested—which is sort of a way of describing a bird faux-hawk (pun-intended).

  Devon Bowker

  April 15, 2018

  Ask TWL, Reptiles, The Wild Life Blog

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• Ask TWL: The Crested Caracara

  

  The Northern Crested Caracara is a medium-sized raptor, smaller than a goose, but bigger than other birds in the Falcon family like the Peregrine Falcon. The envy of the Bald Eagle, the Crested Caracara is, well, crested—which is sort of a way of describing a bird faux-hawk (pun-intended).

  Devon Bowker

  April 5, 2018

  Ask TWL, Birds, The Wild Life Blog

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