Category: Animals
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Rough-toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis, named for the subtle ridges and wrinkles on the teeth, is most readily distinguished by a forehead rising gradually from the narrow beak. The species has been described… read more
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Savannah Swamp Shrew, Crocidura longipes is a very large chocolate-brown shrew with long hindfeet, having a long and pointed skull. It is also called the long-footed shrew. Known as Èkúté in Yoruba,… read more
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Slender-snouted Crocodile, Crocodylus cataphractus, is a medium sized crocodile distinguished by its very slender snout apparently adapted for its surreptitious movement and ideal for catching fish. Recent DNA and morphological studies suggest… read more
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Southern Burrowing Asp, Atractaspis bibronii, is a venomous small, drab grey, smooth scaled serpent with small eyes and slightly pointed head. It has backward-curved fangs at the front of its mouth. Body… read more
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Spotted-necked Otter, Lutra maculicollis, can be recognized by the brown and white spotting on the throat and underside. They are smaller than sea otters and have slim bodies and long, tapering tails.… read more
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Spinner Dolphin, Stenella longirostris, is one of the seven dolphin species belonging to one family Delphinidae that have been observed to be widely distributed in the coastal waters of Nigeria. This species… read more
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Striped Ground Squirrel, Xerus erythropus, is a species of terrestrial squirrels, distributed throughout the semi-arid regions of Africa, a rodent in the Sciuridae family, distinct by its coarse pelage and having conspicuous… read more
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Stripped Hyena, Hyaena hyaena, is a species of Hyena found in the Northeastern end of Nigeria, so named because of the black stripes on the sides of the pale grey or beige… read more
