Rather than throw its old head cases away, the gum leaf skeletonizer wears them like a hat to protect itself from predators. Darwin and fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace predicted the existence ...

The Earth is home to some amazing animals, and many of them are well-known. Everybody knows how quick cheetahs are, how big elephants can grow, and how adorable chipmunks can be. But there are some ...

Renowned naturalist and three-time Emmy Award-winner Sir David Attenborough (Seven Worlds, One Planet, Blue Planet II) is set to present the next major natural history series, Mammals, premiering on ...

Small mammals that lived around 125 million years ago may have preyed on dinosaurs three times their size, a strange fossil unearthed in China suggests. Now, Jordan Mallon at the Canadian Museum of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have answered a longstanding question about mammalian evolution, examining ear anatomy of living and extinct mammals and their close relatives to determine when ...

Despite its name, the flying lemur isn’t a lemur and it doesn’t truly fly — it glides. These mysterious mammals, also called colugos, live in the rainforests of Southeast Asia and use a huge skin ...

Mammals only have one life to live, but the length of that life varies greatly. While some shrews shuffle off this mortal coil in less than 14 months, bowhead whales can swim in Arctic waters for more ...

I'm an animal interpreter here at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee. Did you know that everything, from a fish to a bird to a snake, a lizard, even spiders and scorpions are all considered animals ...

Animal lovers can get up close and personal with capybaras during a special event at an Osceola County animal rescue. Amazing Animals, a nonprofit animal rescue in St. Cloud, is spotlighting some of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you were to travel more than 120 million years back in time to ...

Quick, imagine an animal tongue. What came into your mind? The flicking forked tongue of a snake? A cow licking a block of ...

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