Mammals
Rare Afghan Deer Endures Two Major Wars, Is Ultimate Survivor
Researchers feared the endangered ungulate had gone locally extinct. The Bactrian deer proved them wrong
Fertility Problems for Man's Best Friend Could Spell Trouble for Man
Dog sperm quality has decreased likely from household chemical exposure
Move Over, Madagascar: This Island Has the World’s Greatest Concentration of Unique Mammals
The majority of them are found nowhere else on Earth, making Luzon a biological treasure trove
When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?
More recently than you might think, say scientists who scoured the fossil record
Sorry, Tiger Dudes: Your Ladies Are Faking It
India’s tigresses may be feigning interest in sex as the result of shrinking habitat and overlapping territories
These Adorable Rescue Dogs Lead Truffle Hunting Tours in Australia's Majura Valley
An Australian farmer trains these abandoned canines to sleuth out a gourmet delicacy
Mammals May Have Dinosaurs to Thank for Their Night Vision
Mammals most likely developed a new pathway to night vision to avoid the jaws of dinos and other daytime predators
The Event that Wiped out Dinosaurs Also Nearly Did in the Mammals
New estimates suggest a measly seven percent of mammals survived the extinction
Rare 'Family Guy' Mammal Dads Give Us All Something to Strive For
Let’s give a Father’s Day shout-out to mammal dads who put family first—and benefit themselves as well
Why Do Humans Have Canine Teeth and More Questions From Our Readers
You asked, we answered
The Bison Is Now the Official Mammal of the United States
The big beasts are the first official mammals recognized by the federal government
A Steady Diet of Seabird Chicks Makes Island Mice Huge
With no predators or competition, rodents can eat baby birds alive
Teddy Roosevelt's Epic (But Strangely Altruistic) Hunt for a White Rhino
In a new book, a Smithsonian naturalist tells the gritty, controversial tale of how one of America’s presidents felled a threatened species
Prairie Dogs: The Fiercest Killers in the West
New study reveals white-tailed prairie dogs attack and kill ground squirrels with no provocation
Why Do Beluga Whales Blow Bubbles?
The animal’s whimsical pastime offers insight into the mammalian brain
Construction Crews Discover Mammoth Bones Beneath an Oregon Football Stadium
10,000-year-old bones were hiding just ten feet beneath the endzone
What Killed the Mammoths of Waco?
Sixty-six thousand years ago, this national monument was the site of a deadly catastrophe
Fossils Show Ancient Rats Were the Size of a Small Dog
And our ancient ancestors likely ate them
Weak Skeletons May Have Spelled the End for Mammoths
New results suggest that weak bones made the beasts more susceptible to human hunters
Ice Age Cave Lion Cubs and a Look Back at Permafrost Mummies
A recent find in Siberia is the latest on a list of well-preserved Ice Age mammals
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