A study published in Science of large cetaceans has unveiled remarkable findings about their potential for extreme longevity and the significant implications this has for their conservation. North ...

Andrewsarchus is often considered one of the largest carnivorous land mammals ever discovered, but how much do we really know about this prehistoric predator? With only a single skull as evidence, ...

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Despite their underwater habitat, whales are mammals. Mammals are not solely terrestrial; some, including whales and dolphins, are fully aquatic the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology reports.

Each year, millions of straw-colored fruit bats descend on Kasanka National Park for a few months, and scientists are working to understand their mysterious journey Melissa Locker - Contributing ...

Last week Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History placed on exhibition a unique skeleton: that of Titanoides faberi, earliest mammal of its size known to exist on Earth. Like birds, mammals are ...

North America used to be crawling with giant mammals, from dire wolves to big cats. Horses and camels evolved on the continent while others, like bison, crossed over from Asia. Most of these mammals ...