Ungulates | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/ungulates/RSS feed for UngulatesenThu, 18 Sep 2025 18:16:31 +0000Amorous Elk Are Looking for Love Across North America in an Annual Spectacle Called the Ruthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amorous-elk-are-looking-for-love-across-north-america-in-an-annual-spectacle-called-the-rut-180987366/Fall is mating season for the large, antler-adorned ungulates—and you can catch a glimpse of them at several national parks in the United States and CanadaThu, 18 Sep 2025 18:16:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amorous-elk-are-looking-for-love-across-north-america-in-an-annual-spectacle-called-the-rut-180987366/Reintroduced Wolves Are Helping Baby Aspen Trees Flourish in Northern Yellowstone for the First Time in 80 Years, Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reintroduced-wolves-are-helping-baby-aspen-trees-flourish-in-northern-yellowstone-for-the-first-time-in-80-years-study-suggests-180987064/The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, which allows aspen saplings to grow tall and healthyMon, 28 Jul 2025 19:43:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reintroduced-wolves-are-helping-baby-aspen-trees-flourish-in-northern-yellowstone-for-the-first-time-in-80-years-study-suggests-180987064/Why Have European Wolves Recovered So Much in the Past Decade?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-have-european-wolves-recovered-so-much-in-the-past-decade-180986436/The predators have increased by almost 60 percent on the continentThu, 24 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-have-european-wolves-recovered-so-much-in-the-past-decade-180986436/Celebrate Winter in the Wild With 15 Photos of Animals Enjoying the Snowhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/celebrate-winter-in-the-wild-with-15-photos-of-animals-enjoying-the-snow-180983665/These chilly but cute creatures will remind you what’s so wonderful about winterThu, 01 Feb 2024 18:20:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/celebrate-winter-in-the-wild-with-15-photos-of-animals-enjoying-the-snow-180983665/Reindeer Sleep and Eat Simultaneously, Saving Precious Time in the Short Arctic Summerhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reindeer-sleep-and-eat-simultaneously-saving-precious-time-in-the-short-arctic-summer-180983495/While the animals chew their cud, they also enter a state of restFri, 22 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reindeer-sleep-and-eat-simultaneously-saving-precious-time-in-the-short-arctic-summer-180983495/The World’s Smallest Reindeer Get Their Day in the Sunhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/worlds-smallest-reindeer-day-in-sun-svalbard-180983231/On Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, a rare animal is thriving—for nowWed, 29 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/worlds-smallest-reindeer-day-in-sun-svalbard-180983231/Outsider Animals May Be the Best at Solving Problemshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/outsider-animals-may-be-the-best-at-solving-problems-180981984/Researchers tested whether hoofed mammals could retrieve food from a lidded cup, and those lower in the pecking order were the most successfulFri, 21 Apr 2023 16:42:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/outsider-animals-may-be-the-best-at-solving-problems-180981984/In Alaska, Hungry Wolves Have Started Eating Sea Ottershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-alaska-hungry-wolves-have-started-eating-sea-otters-180981509/After devouring their island's deer, these canines may be the first land predators to rely on sea otters as a main food sourceThu, 26 Jan 2023 20:07:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-alaska-hungry-wolves-have-started-eating-sea-otters-180981509/How Animals Survive in a Savanna Full of Predatorshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-animals-survive-in-a-savanna-full-of-predators-180980571/Ecologists have documented a hierarchy of fear in the South African grassland, and the king of beasts is at the topTue, 06 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-animals-survive-in-a-savanna-full-of-predators-180980571/Cougars Are Killing Feral Donkeys, and That’s Good for Wetlandshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cougars-are-killing-feral-donkeys-and-thats-good-for-wetlands-180980578/Mountain lions play an important role in the Death Valley ecosystem by preying on the introduced speciesTue, 16 Aug 2022 14:57:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/cougars-are-killing-feral-donkeys-and-thats-good-for-wetlands-180980578/