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Historic vs Present Geographical Distribution of Lions

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 13 Comments

Historic vs Present Geographical Distribution of Lions

Map created by Tommyknocker via Wikimedia

The lion (Panthera leo), once widely distributed across most of Africa and parts of Europe and Asia, is now confined to a number of isolated areas as shown on the map, amounting to only about 20% of its historic range.

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: animal

Pangolin Habitat Map: Do You Know These Facts?

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 1 Comment

Pangolin Range Map - Did You Know There Are 8 Different Species?

Map created by Craig Pemberton via Wikimedia

The map above shows the habit range of Pangolins (aka scaly anteaters) in Asia and Africa.

There are 8 species in total, 4 in Asia and 4 in Africa. They range in size from from 30 to 100 cm (12 to 39 in).

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Filed Under: Facts, World Maps Tagged With: animal

Watch 118 Bird Species Migrate Across The Americas

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 1 Comment

The mesmerizing map below was created by the scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It shows the migratory patterns of 118 bird species throughout the Americas.

Each dot represents the average of location of one bird species for each day of the year.

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Filed Under: Americas Tagged With: animal, birds

Sharks Vs Humans – Who Really Kills Who?

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 4 Comments

Sharks Vs Humans - Who Really Kills Who?

Map created by cartographers without borders

How many people are killed by sharks each year? 100,000? 10,000? 1,000? 100? 10? As you can see above, it’s much lower. Only 7 people in the entire world were killed by sharks in 2014.

Yet, how many sharks were killed by people?

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: animal

What do Europeans Call a Platypus?

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 7 Comments

What do Europeans Call a Platypus?

Map created by Sasha Trubetskoy

The Platypus is native to Australia, and was not encountered by Europeans until as late as 1798. Yet despite their relatively recent discovery, there is no agreed upon etymology for their name across European languages, as you can see in the map above.

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: animal

Dog Vs Cat Map Of The United States

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 1 Comment

Dog Vs Cat Map Of The United States

Map showing the relative popularity of dogs vs cats by state

It’s official (well at least if Google can be trusted) the US prefers dogs over cats. We arrived at this conclusion simply by comparing monthly Google searches for the term ‘dog’ compared to ‘cat.’

However, the map above does not tell the whole story.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: animal

Where Woolly Mammoths Used To Roam – Range At Their Peak

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 5 Comments

Woolly Mammoth Range At Its Peak

Map created by Azcolvin429 via Wikimedia

The map above shows the range of Woolly Mammoths at their peak in the Late Pleistocene era which ended roughly 11,700 years ago.

The map is a Dymaxion projection with the blue regions showing where they roamed (note light blue regions were land during this period).

You can see a more standard map projection below:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: animal

Countries With The Most Venomous Animals

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 36 Comments

Number of venomous animals in countries around the world

Map by reddit user lanson15

Which country has the most venomous animals? Surprisingly, it’s not Australia but Mexico with 80, followed by Brazil with 79 and then Australia with just 66 (they just happen to be more potent). So how is venomous defined here?

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: animal


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