by WERC | May 16, 2023 | Extinction, Habitat, Jeremy Heft, Mammals, Misunderstood Mesos, Olinguito, South America, Uncategorized
Hiding among the cloud-soaked forests of the Andes Mountains lives an elusive mesocarnivore that has evaded scientific discovery until recently. The olinguito was originally believed to be one of the species belonging to the olingo genus Bassaricyon. Although they...
by WERC | Apr 25, 2023 | Aardwolf, Aardwolves, Africa, Canines, Habitat, Hyenas, Jeremy Heft, Marine Mammals, Misunderstood Mesos
Among the shrublands of Africa lives a fascinating mesocarnivore that is named after two other, more popular, species. However, the aardwolf is not related to either the aardvark or wolf, but rather an ancient member of the Hyaenidae, or hyena family. Even though...
