I had no idea frog was such a popular menu item in some Asian countries. I went down the rabbit hole after spotlighting one of Asia's frog species last night for #CritterXmasEve They actually farm them?! See? This is why I love posting about animals.... learn so many new things every day!
December 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had no idea frog was such a popular menu item in some Asian countries. I went down the rabbit hole after spotlighting one of Asia's frog species last night for #CritterXmasEve They actually farm them?! See? This is why I love posting about animals.... learn so many new things every day!
Good Christmas morning critters & humans alike! Hope everyone enjoyed #CritterXmasEve as much as I did. Should I do it for a 3rd year in 2026?? It lets me learn about the wildlife of the world too. I will work on being more organized next year for sure.
December 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Good Christmas morning critters & humans alike! Hope everyone enjoyed #CritterXmasEve as much as I did. Should I do it for a 3rd year in 2026?? It lets me learn about the wildlife of the world too. I will work on being more organized next year for sure.
OK so the Howler monkey alarm was not enough to wake me up.... (you know I'm tired when.....) So I'm wrapping up my 2nd annual #CritterXmasEve
I gotta get to bed you know.... Santa will be coming to my place in a few hours!
Thanks for following along and I hope you learned some things about
I gotta get to bed you know.... Santa will be coming to my place in a few hours!
Thanks for following along and I hope you learned some things about
December 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
OK so the Howler monkey alarm was not enough to wake me up.... (you know I'm tired when.....) So I'm wrapping up my 2nd annual #CritterXmasEve
I gotta get to bed you know.... Santa will be coming to my place in a few hours!
Thanks for following along and I hope you learned some things about
I gotta get to bed you know.... Santa will be coming to my place in a few hours!
Thanks for following along and I hope you learned some things about
Santa has just been to Bolivia and boy did he trigger quite the alarm!
Black Howler monkeys are one of the loudest animals in the world! You can hear their "howls" up to 2 kilometers away!!!
It's hard to sneak up on fill stockings with an alarm system like that! Nice try, Santa!
#CritterXmasEve
Black Howler monkeys are one of the loudest animals in the world! You can hear their "howls" up to 2 kilometers away!!!
It's hard to sneak up on fill stockings with an alarm system like that! Nice try, Santa!
#CritterXmasEve
a black monkey in a tree with a national geographic logo on the bottom
Alt: a black howler monkey vocalizing in a tree with a national geographic logo on the bottom
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December 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Santa has just been to Bolivia and boy did he trigger quite the alarm!
Black Howler monkeys are one of the loudest animals in the world! You can hear their "howls" up to 2 kilometers away!!!
It's hard to sneak up on fill stockings with an alarm system like that! Nice try, Santa!
#CritterXmasEve
Black Howler monkeys are one of the loudest animals in the world! You can hear their "howls" up to 2 kilometers away!!!
It's hard to sneak up on fill stockings with an alarm system like that! Nice try, Santa!
#CritterXmasEve
Santa is approaching the island of Puerto Rico!!!
The Puerto Rican Boas will be happy to wake up to stockings full of rats!
Santa doesn't have to worry about their venom because they are non-venemous and actually constrictors!
#CritterXmasEve
The Puerto Rican Boas will be happy to wake up to stockings full of rats!
Santa doesn't have to worry about their venom because they are non-venemous and actually constrictors!
#CritterXmasEve
December 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Santa is approaching the island of Puerto Rico!!!
The Puerto Rican Boas will be happy to wake up to stockings full of rats!
Santa doesn't have to worry about their venom because they are non-venemous and actually constrictors!
#CritterXmasEve
The Puerto Rican Boas will be happy to wake up to stockings full of rats!
Santa doesn't have to worry about their venom because they are non-venemous and actually constrictors!
#CritterXmasEve
Santa is headed towards Prince Edward Island, Canada now!
He has plenty of voles and frogs to slip into the stockings of the Red Foxes on the island.
Did you know the Red Fox is the provincial animal of Prince Edward Island? It's true!
#CritterXmasEve
He has plenty of voles and frogs to slip into the stockings of the Red Foxes on the island.
Did you know the Red Fox is the provincial animal of Prince Edward Island? It's true!
#CritterXmasEve
a red fox is standing in the snow looking at something .
Alt: a red fox is standing in the snow looking at something .
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December 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Santa is headed towards Prince Edward Island, Canada now!
He has plenty of voles and frogs to slip into the stockings of the Red Foxes on the island.
Did you know the Red Fox is the provincial animal of Prince Edward Island? It's true!
#CritterXmasEve
He has plenty of voles and frogs to slip into the stockings of the Red Foxes on the island.
Did you know the Red Fox is the provincial animal of Prince Edward Island? It's true!
#CritterXmasEve
Santa is on his way to Newfoundland, Canada!
First stop will be to the Snowy Owls to fill their stockings with Lemmings!
Did you know that snowy owl pairs mate for life?
#CritterXmasEve
First stop will be to the Snowy Owls to fill their stockings with Lemmings!
Did you know that snowy owl pairs mate for life?
#CritterXmasEve
a snowy owl sitting on top of a snow covered slope
Alt: a snowy owl sitting on top of a snow covered slope
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December 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Santa is on his way to Newfoundland, Canada!
First stop will be to the Snowy Owls to fill their stockings with Lemmings!
Did you know that snowy owl pairs mate for life?
#CritterXmasEve
First stop will be to the Snowy Owls to fill their stockings with Lemmings!
Did you know that snowy owl pairs mate for life?
#CritterXmasEve
Canada, I repeat, CANADA!! Santa is nearing Nunavut!!!
The Beluga Whales are using their fantastic echolocation skills to "listen" for his approach!
Go to bed Belugas or there will be no shrimp, cod or halibut for you!!
#CritterXmasEve
The Beluga Whales are using their fantastic echolocation skills to "listen" for his approach!
Go to bed Belugas or there will be no shrimp, cod or halibut for you!!
#CritterXmasEve
a cartoon drawing of a whale with the letter a on it
Alt: cartoon beluga whale with echolocation rings around its head
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December 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Canada, I repeat, CANADA!! Santa is nearing Nunavut!!!
The Beluga Whales are using their fantastic echolocation skills to "listen" for his approach!
Go to bed Belugas or there will be no shrimp, cod or halibut for you!!
#CritterXmasEve
The Beluga Whales are using their fantastic echolocation skills to "listen" for his approach!
Go to bed Belugas or there will be no shrimp, cod or halibut for you!!
#CritterXmasEve
Listen! Do you hear that?
Santa has been trekking through the Atlantic Forest looking to fill the stockings of the iconic Golden-Lion Tamarins!
These primates eat lots of different fruits and insects so Santa better fill them stockings good!
#CritterXmasEve
Santa has been trekking through the Atlantic Forest looking to fill the stockings of the iconic Golden-Lion Tamarins!
These primates eat lots of different fruits and insects so Santa better fill them stockings good!
#CritterXmasEve
a baby monkey is being held by its mother
Alt: a mother and baby golden-lion tamarin (orange/golden fur) are eating fruit together.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Listen! Do you hear that?
Santa has been trekking through the Atlantic Forest looking to fill the stockings of the iconic Golden-Lion Tamarins!
These primates eat lots of different fruits and insects so Santa better fill them stockings good!
#CritterXmasEve
Santa has been trekking through the Atlantic Forest looking to fill the stockings of the iconic Golden-Lion Tamarins!
These primates eat lots of different fruits and insects so Santa better fill them stockings good!
#CritterXmasEve
December 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Santa made a stop in Palmer Station, Antarctica to see the Adelie Penguins!!!
He filled their stockings to the brim with lots of krill, small fish & squid!
Happy snacking, Adelies!
#CritterXmasEve
He filled their stockings to the brim with lots of krill, small fish & squid!
Happy snacking, Adelies!
#CritterXmasEve
a black and white penguin is walking through the snow
Alt: a black and white penguin is sliding through the snow
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December 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Santa made a stop in Palmer Station, Antarctica to see the Adelie Penguins!!!
He filled their stockings to the brim with lots of krill, small fish & squid!
Happy snacking, Adelies!
#CritterXmasEve
He filled their stockings to the brim with lots of krill, small fish & squid!
Happy snacking, Adelies!
#CritterXmasEve
December 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Santa was just seen in Natal, Brazil!
He left some treats for the Neotropical Lava Lizards which call the area home! Ants, Beetles & Grasshoppers please, Santa!
These guys eat so many different kinds of bugs that it helps control insect populations! Yay, Lava Lizards!
#CritterXmasEve
He left some treats for the Neotropical Lava Lizards which call the area home! Ants, Beetles & Grasshoppers please, Santa!
These guys eat so many different kinds of bugs that it helps control insect populations! Yay, Lava Lizards!
#CritterXmasEve
December 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Santa was just seen in Natal, Brazil!
He left some treats for the Neotropical Lava Lizards which call the area home! Ants, Beetles & Grasshoppers please, Santa!
These guys eat so many different kinds of bugs that it helps control insect populations! Yay, Lava Lizards!
#CritterXmasEve
He left some treats for the Neotropical Lava Lizards which call the area home! Ants, Beetles & Grasshoppers please, Santa!
These guys eat so many different kinds of bugs that it helps control insect populations! Yay, Lava Lizards!
#CritterXmasEve
December 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
OK I'm taking a rest/food break! Back ASAP to continue #CritterXmasEve
December 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
OK I'm taking a rest/food break! Back ASAP to continue #CritterXmasEve
Santa just delivered lots of goodies to the wildlife on the islands of Majorca!
Check out this little critter. This is the Majorcan Midwife Toad (err frog) it is endemic to the region.
The males are superdads and always carry developing eggs during breeding season!
#CritterXmasEve
Check out this little critter. This is the Majorcan Midwife Toad (err frog) it is endemic to the region.
The males are superdads and always carry developing eggs during breeding season!
#CritterXmasEve
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Santa just delivered lots of goodies to the wildlife on the islands of Majorca!
Check out this little critter. This is the Majorcan Midwife Toad (err frog) it is endemic to the region.
The males are superdads and always carry developing eggs during breeding season!
#CritterXmasEve
Check out this little critter. This is the Majorcan Midwife Toad (err frog) it is endemic to the region.
The males are superdads and always carry developing eggs during breeding season!
#CritterXmasEve
Look who Santa encountered while in France!
This is the Mediterranean Mantis and isn't she gorgeous?!
She's known for 2 distinct behaviors: cannibalism and threat displays (photo I chose shows this amazing behavior!)
#CritterXmasEve
This is the Mediterranean Mantis and isn't she gorgeous?!
She's known for 2 distinct behaviors: cannibalism and threat displays (photo I chose shows this amazing behavior!)
#CritterXmasEve
December 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Look who Santa encountered while in France!
This is the Mediterranean Mantis and isn't she gorgeous?!
She's known for 2 distinct behaviors: cannibalism and threat displays (photo I chose shows this amazing behavior!)
#CritterXmasEve
This is the Mediterranean Mantis and isn't she gorgeous?!
She's known for 2 distinct behaviors: cannibalism and threat displays (photo I chose shows this amazing behavior!)
#CritterXmasEve
December 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Santa is has cruised through Norway!
He has plenty of goodies for the European Polecat's stockings. A few amphibians, maybe?
You will find this mustelid throughout Europe and past/present/future threats include hunting for their fur.
#CritterXmasEve
He has plenty of goodies for the European Polecat's stockings. A few amphibians, maybe?
You will find this mustelid throughout Europe and past/present/future threats include hunting for their fur.
#CritterXmasEve
December 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Santa is has cruised through Norway!
He has plenty of goodies for the European Polecat's stockings. A few amphibians, maybe?
You will find this mustelid throughout Europe and past/present/future threats include hunting for their fur.
#CritterXmasEve
He has plenty of goodies for the European Polecat's stockings. A few amphibians, maybe?
You will find this mustelid throughout Europe and past/present/future threats include hunting for their fur.
#CritterXmasEve