Mammals
Meditate on It
Could ancient campfire rituals have separated us from Neanderthals?
February 01, 2007 |
By Eric Jaffe
End of the Road?
Development threatens to block the ancient migration of a herd of pronghorn antelopes in western Wyoming. Without new protections, conservationists say, the speedy animals are running out of time.
January 2007 |
By Daniel Glick
Beard's Eye View
When elephants began dying, Peter Beard suspected that poachers were not entirely to blame
December 2006 |
By Owen Edwards
Mirror Image
The first evidence that elephants can recognize themselves
December 2006 |
By Eric Jaffe
It All Falls Down
A plummeting cougar population alters the ecosystem at Zion National Park
December 01, 2006 |
By Eric Jaffe
Mirror Image
The first evidence that elephants can recognize themselves
November 07, 2006 |
By Eric Jaffe
The Smart and Swinging Bonobo
Civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has threatened the existence of wild bonobos, while new research on the hypersexual primates challenges their peace-loving reputation
November 2006 |
By Paul Raffaele
Speaking Bonobo
Bonobos have an impressive vocabulary, especially when it comes to snacks
November 2006 |
By Paul Raffaele
Bonobo Paradise
Lola Ya Bonobo, or "Bonobo Paradise" in the Lingala language, is an 86-acre sanctuary set in verdant hills 20 miles south of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
November 01, 2006 |
By Paul Raffaele
Teeth Tales
Fossils tell a new story about the diversity of hominid diets
November 01, 2006 |
By Eric Jaffe
Cougars on the Move
Mountain lions are thought to be multiplying in the West and heading east. Can we learn to live with these beautiful, elusive creatures?
September 2006 |
By Steve Kemper
Camelot
In the mid-1800's, "ships of the desert" reported for duty in the Southwest.
July 2006 |
By Owen Edwards
Building An Arc
Despite poachers, insurgents and political upheaval, India and Nepal's bold approach to saving wildlife in the Terai Arc just may succeed.
July 2006 |
By John Seidensticker and Susan Lumpkin
Learning from Tai Shan
The giant panda born at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo has charmed animal lovers. Now he's teaching scientists more than they had expected
June 2006 |
By Laura Tangley
The Sound of Hoofs
In a breathtaking spectacle, wildebeest by the millions are on the move this month in the Serengeti
June 2006 |
By Virginia Morell
Hippo Haven
An idealistic married couple defy poachers and police in strife-torn Zimbabwe to protect a threatened herd of placid pachyderms
January 2006 |
By Paul Raffaele
Return of the Jaguar?
Novel camera traps have documented the elusive cat in Arizona, suggesting it may not be gone from the United States after all
December 2005 |
By Will Rizzo
Oh Deer!
Contraception shows promise, but other measures may be needed to lessen the toll that the deer boom is having on forests and suburbs
October 2005 |
By Anne Broache
Saving Mali's Migratory Elephants
A new photo library of West Africa's desert elephants is helping researchers track the dwindling herd and protect their imperiled migration routes.
July 2005 |
By Laura Helmuth
A Puzzle In the Pribilofs
On the remote Alaskan archipelago, scientists and Aleuts are trying to find the causes of a worrisome decline in fur seals
March 2005 |
By Doug O'Harra
