Mammal Articles

• Prions
  Microbes and More
  Veterinary Medicine
  Genetics
  Genes
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Prion

  A prion (short for proteinaceous infectious particle) is a unique type of infectious agent, as it is made only of protein. It is now commonly accepted that prions are responsible for a number of ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mammals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Brown Rat

  The Brown Rat or Norway Rat is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything. Brown Rats can carry a number of ... > more
• Tundra
  Animals
  Mammals
  Global Warming
  Endangered Animals
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
   
  

  Polar Bear

  The polar bear, also known as the white bear, northern bear, sea bear, or nanuq in some Inuit languages, is a species of bear that is native to the Arctic and the apex predator within its range. Its ... > more
• Endangered Animals
  Mammals
  Fish
  Marine Biology
  New Species
  Zoology
   
  

  Manatee

  Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus) are large, fully-aquatic marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. The name comes from the Spanish manatí, which itself comes from a Carib ... > more
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
   
  

  Parallel evolution

  Parallel evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits, starting from a similar ancestral condition. Frequently this is the situation in more closely related lineages, where several ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Fish
  Endangered Animals
  Sea Life
  Cats
  Fisheries
   
  

  Sea Lion

  A sea lion is any of several marine mammals of the family Otariidae. Sea lions are characterized by the presence of external ear pinnae or flaps, long front flippers, and the ability to walk on four ... > more
• Cloning
  Developmental Biology
  Veterinary Medicine
  Genetics
  Biology
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
   
  

  Dolly the Sheep

  Dolly (July 5, 1996 - February 14, 2003), a ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland, and lived ... > more
• Mammals
  Animals
  Nature
  Endangered Animals
  Invasive Species
  Wild Animals
   
  

  American Black Bear

  The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. Black bears prefer forested and shrubby areas but use wet ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Wild Animals
  Mammals
  Invasive Species
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Chinchilla

  Chinchillas and their relatives viscachas are small, nocturnal mammals native to the Andes mountains in South America and belonging to the family Chinchillidae. Chinchilla fur is considered the ... > more
• Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  Nature
  Wild Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Extinction
   
  

  Tasmanian Devil

  The Tasmanian Devil, also referred to simply as 'the devil', is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in the Australian island state of ... > more

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