Did You Know?

 

Under normal circumstances,These Animals can live this long 

*Asian elephant 40 years
*Black bear 18 years
*Box turtle 100 years
*Cat (domestic)12 years
*Camel 12 years

 

*Chipmunk 6 years
*Dog (domestic)12 years
*Giraffe 10 years
*Gorilla 20 years
*Grizzly bear 25 years

 

*Guinea pig 4 years
*Horse 20 years
*Human 70-80 years
*kangaroo 7 years
*Leopard 12 years

 

*Lion 15 years
*Lobster 15 years
*Mouse 3 year
*Opossum 1 year
*Pig 10 years

 

*Polar bear 20 years
*Rabbit  5 years
*Red fox 7 years
*Rhinoceros (white)20 years
*Rhinoceros (black)15 years
*Squirrel 10 years

Corpus Christi Critters

 

Crafty Critters !

 

 

 Heres a quick way to learn about some of the differnt species of mammals, insects, and reptiles that  may be seen in the south Texas area

Just click on the name of any mammal to get a full definition and color photo!

Mammals

American Badger American Beaver American Bison   Bighorn Sheep Black Bear Blue Whale  Bobcat  Common Gray Fox Common Hog-nosed Skunk Common Muskrat Common Porcupine Common Raccoon Elk Gray Seal Gray Whale Gray Wolf Grizzly Bear  Jaguar Lynx  Mountain Cottontail  Mountain Goat Mountain Lion   Mule Deer Muskox  Nine-banded Armadillo  Red Fox  Red Squirrel   Southern Bog  Sea Otter  Vagrant Shrew   White-tailed Deer White-tailed Jackrabbit Wild Horse  Wolverine  Woodchuck

Spiders and Insects

American Horse Fly  American House Spider American Bumblebee  American Cockroach Assassin Bugs Black Widow Spider  Black-and-yellow Garden Spider   Black-and-yellow Mud Dauber Boll Weevil Brown Recluse Spider Bumblebee Carpenter Ants  Carpenter Bees Chiggers Daddy-long-legs Funnel Web Spider Giant Vinegaroon  Giant Water Bug Honey Bee  Horse Flies House Mosquito Mayflies  Small Milkweed Bug  Small Whirligig Beetles   Snakeflies    Spittlebugs  Splendid Tiger Beetle  Spotted Blister Beetle Spotted Cucumber Beetle  Spotted Spreadwing  Spotted Tiger Beetle Summer Mosquitoes  Tarantula    Wolf Spiders  Wood Ticks  Woodland Cicadas

Snakes and Reptiles

Alligator Snapping Turtle  American Alligator  American Bullfrog American Crocodile  American Toad  Brown Water Snake  Bullsnake Common Garter Snake  Common Kingsnake Common Water Snake Copperhead  Corn Snake  Cottonmouth  Green Iguana Green Salamander Ground Snake  Mesquite Lizard  Queen Snake   Racer  Rainbow Snake  Red Diamond Rattlesnake Red Salamander Rock Rattlesnake Rubber Boa Texas Blind Snake  Texas Coral Snake  Texas Horned Lizard Yosemite Toad  Zebra-tailed Lizard

 

There are many more mammals,insects,&reptiles than the ones I have listed, if you would like to find out more about them in your area or around the world 

 find the source of these links and more information on critters at Enature

Critters Map World kids critter network

Nature. Critter Guide PBS Critter Guide. How fast,far..

Classifying Critters Scientists have a special system to keep track of plants and animals

 

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