Discover the list of mammals that live only in water, such as whales, dolphins, manatees, and dugongs. Learn how these fully ...

Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Female elephant seals are not ...

Researchers have characterized changes in the structure of motor proteins, called myosins, and energy consumption that occur during hibernation, highlighting key differences in large and small ...

In the natural world -- where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity -- animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an ...

Mammals run hot. The ability to maintain an elevated, constant body temperature—known scientifically as endothermy and colloquially as warm-bloodedness—is a critical part of what has allowed these ...

But the researchers cautioned that the work could not shed much light on sexual orientation in humans. By Carl Zimmer In more than 1,500 animal species, from crickets and sea urchins to bottlenose ...

"Much of this material was originally published by Cockrum as part of the Mammals of the Southwest" (Tucson, Ariz. : University of Arizona Press, 1982) -- P. x. siris_sil_554974 ...

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