Mammals News
October 21, 2024
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Oct. 17, 2024 To whales that hunt with soundwaves in lightless ocean depths, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid may appear remarkably similar, according to a study. Underwater acoustic testing with pieces of beach plastic showed that the trash ...
Oct. 17, 2024 U.S. researchers have detected microplastic particles in air exhaled by wild bottlenose dolphins, suggesting that inhalation may be a relevant route of exposure to these potentially harmful ...
Oct. 16, 2024 Alaska's Iliamna Lake harbor seals have been difficult to study because of their remoteness. They weren't even identified as harbor seals until 2013. Now, a new genetic study has found significant ...
Oct. 15, 2024 A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, particularly severe winter ...
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Oct. 11, 2024 Scientists analyzed hairs extracted from the broken teeth of two 19th century 'man-eater' lions. Their analysis revealed DNA from giraffe, human, oryx, waterbuck, wildebeest and zebra as prey, along ...
Oct. 8, 2024 An international coalition of scientists concludes that the Earth's worsening vital signs indicate a 'critical and unpredictable new phase of the ...
Oct. 7, 2024 Global warming could increase the threat posed to whale sharks from large ships, according to a new ...
Oct. 2, 2024 Dolphins are extremely playful, but little is known about how they -- and other marine mammals -- communicate during playtime. New research shows that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) use the ...
Oct. 2, 2024 A new study challenges the hypothesis that 'puppy dog eyes' evolved exclusively in dogs as a result of ...
Oct. 1, 2024 Wild animals are less susceptible to human disturbance if they live in areas with a high human footprint. Researchers have highlighted this in their analysis of large-scale tracking data of more than ...
Sep. 27, 2024 A new international study has revealed the genetic impact of hunting in northern elephant seals. The research shows that this species narrowly escaped extinction by hunting, resulting in lasting ...
Sep. 25, 2024 New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect ...
Sep. 25, 2024 Drone footage is offering new insight into the acrobatics undertaken by gray whales foraging in the waters off the coast of ...
Sep. 25, 2024 The discovery of new cynodont fossils from southern Brazil by a team of palaeontologists has led to a significant breakthrough in understanding the evolution of ...
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Sep. 24, 2024 Fruit bats generate more diverse antibodies than mice, but overall have a weaker antibody response, according to a new ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Scientists now understand why some gray horses turn completely white as they age, while others remain an eye-catching 'dappled' gray ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Ecologists have long sought clarity on the dietary habits of different animal species. For scientists, it wasn't obvious how herbivores in Yellowstone National Park, who subsist on grasses, ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Scientists have discovered the cuisine preferences of two resident killer whale populations, also known as orcas: the Alaska residents and the southern residents, which reside primarily in the Salish ...
Sep. 19, 2024 Linnaeus collected 643 different plant species that were then fed to horses, cows, pigs, sheep and goats. The results were carefully compiled but not analyzed until now, 275 years ...
Sep. 19, 2024 A new study provides a list of the wildlife species present at the market from which SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, most likely arose in late 2019. The study is based on ...
Sep. 18, 2024 A study reveals that current methods of designing and evaluating wildlife corridors may not be adequate to ensure wildlife protection, and suggests that Best Management Practices should include ...
Sep. 17, 2024 A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team showed that a group of highly divergent mammals known as Afrotheria and distantly ...
Sep. 11, 2024 Four plants consumed by wild gorillas in Gabon and used by local communities in traditional medicine show antibacterial and antioxidant properties, researchers ...
Sep. 11, 2024 Scientists zeroed in on brain circuitry powering the desire of spiny mice to live in large groups, opening the door to a new model for the study of complex social behaviors in ...
Sep. 9, 2024 Records of koala admissions to veterinary hospitals in South East Queensland shows euthanasia was the most common ...
Sep. 4, 2024 Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners, researchers ...
Sep. 3, 2024 High rein tension was found to be associated with trotters opening their mouths, which indicates pain or discomfort in the ...
Aug. 28, 2024 New research may enable potential solutions to metabolic disease by turning to evolution and to bats. 'Our study reports blood sugar levels that are the highest we have ever seen in nature -- ...
Aug. 27, 2024 A team of researchers has discovered that aoudad -- an animal in the sheep and goat family -- can catch and spread many of the same respiratory pathogens that can impact desert bighorn sheep, a ...
Aug. 23, 2024 A team of researchers has discovered a set of methods that enabled the first successful CRISPR-based genome editing in Nile grass ...
Aug. 23, 2024 A link between outgroup threats and ingroup cohesion has been considered since the time of Darwin to be an adaptation for group-based competition. During the years since, studies of all sorts -- from ...
Aug. 22, 2024 Primate ornamentation plays a crucial role in communication not only within social groups but also between them, according to a new study. The research reveals that the males of species with ...
Aug. 22, 2024 The largest dataset of cetacean genes ever collated has helped scientists deep dive 'into the blue' to fathom the 'triumph' of baleen whale evolution. The new study explores the ...
Aug. 20, 2024 Researchers suggest a new designation of the humpback whales they study: tool wielders. Researchers have known that humpback whales create "bubble-nets" to hunt, but they have learned that ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Researchers Discover Gene Variants That Determine Speed of Graying in Horses
- How Do Coexisting Animals Find Enough to Eat? Biologists Unlock Insights Into Foraging Habits in Yellowstone
- What's for Dinner? Scientists Unearth Key Clues to Cuisine of Resident Killer Whales
- Are Cows Pickier Than Goats?
- Genetic Tracing at the Huanan Seafood Market Further Supports COVID Animal Origins
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Self-Medicating Gorillas and Traditional Healers Provide Clues for New Drug Discovery
- Spiny Mice Point the Way to New Path in Social Neuroscience
Monday, September 9, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
- CRISPR-Based Genome Editing in Nile Grass Rats
- Bonobos and Ancient Origin of the 'common Enemy Effect'
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Colorful Traits in Primates Ease Tensions Between Groups
- How Baleen Whales Have Adapted Over the Past 50 Million Years
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Friday, August 9, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
- Mix of Factors Prompts Owl Monkeys to Leave Their Parents
- When Mammoths Roamed Vancouver Island
- Lemurs Use Long-Term Memory, Smell, and Social Cues to Find Food
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Monday, August 5, 2024
Friday, August 2, 2024
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
Friday, July 26, 2024
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Whale Shark Tracked for Record-Breaking Four Years
- New Study Confirms Mammal-to-Mammal Avian Flu Spread
Monday, July 22, 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Monday, July 15, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Early Pyrenean Neolithic Groups Applied Species Selection Strategies to Produce Bone Artifacts
- First Ever 3D Reconstruction of 52,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Chromosomes Thanks to Serendipitously Freeze-Dried Skin
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Wolves' Return Has Had Only Small Impact on Deer Populations in NE Washington
- Whale Remains Tracked to Highlight Sustainable Disposal Benefits
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Monday, July 1, 2024
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- New Mathematical Model Sheds Light on the Absence of Breastfeeding in Male Mammals
- Last Surviving Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred but Not Doomed to Extinction
- Wolves Reintroduced to Isle Royale Temporarily Affect Other Carnivores, Humans Have Influence as Well
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Genetic Stability in a Long-Term Panamanian Hybrid Zone of Manakin Birds
- Rewriting the Armadillo Family Tree: A New Species, Plus a Name Change for the State Mammal of Texas
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Monday, June 10, 2024
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Rocky Shores of Pacific Northwest Show Low Resilience to Changes in Climate
- Human Activity Contributed to Woolly Rhinoceros' Extinction
Monday, June 3, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Complete X and Y Chromosome Sequences of Living Great Ape Species Determined
- Fatal Attraction: When Endangered Species Try to Mate With Domestic Relatives, Both Wildlife and People Lose
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter
- Florida Fossil Porcupine Solves a Prickly Dilemma 10-Million Years in the Making
Monday, May 27, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Future Climate Impacts Put Whale Diet at Risk
- Australian Study Proves 'humans Are Planet's Most Frightening Predator'
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation
- A Rise in Sea Urchins and Related Damage to Kelp Forests Impacts Oregon's Gray Whales and Their Food
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Genes Provide Hope for the Survival of Arabia's Last Big Cat
- Diverse Headgear in Hoofed Mammals Evolved from Common Ancestor
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Chronic Wasting Disease Unlikely to Move from Animals to People
- Pagan-Christian Trade Networks Supplied Horses from Overseas for the Last Horse Sacrifices in Europe
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Otters, Especially Females, Use Tools to Survive a Changing World
- How Neighboring Whale Families Learn Each Other's Vocal Style
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Killer Whales Breathe Just Once Between Dives, Study Confirms
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Iconic Baobabs: The Origin and Long-Distance Travels of Upside Down Trees
- Some Mice May Owe Their Monogamy to a Newly Evolved Type of Cell
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Most Dangerous Areas for Whale Shark-Shipping Vessel Collisions Revealed
- Young Whale's Journey Highlights Threats Facing Ocean Animals
- High Genetic Diversity Discovered in South African Leopards
Friday, May 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Long Snouts Protect Foxes When Diving Headfirst in Snow
- Study Reveals Cancer Vulnerabilities in Popular Dog Breeds
Friday, April 26, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- With Hybrid Brains, These Mice Smell Like a Rat
- Deer Are Expanding North, and That's Not Good for Caribou