New research is cutting male mammals down to size. While we may think of hulking elephant seal bulls or huge stags, these males appear to be the exception, rather than the rule. A new analysis of more ...

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.

Kangaroos are iconic Australian animals who have long been used as a symbol within the country to represent moving forward. All four species are herbivores who roam around grazing on grass and leaves.

Mammals are animals that have hair, give birth to live young (except the platypus and spiny anteaters), nurse their young with milk produced by the mother, and control their body temperatures from ...

Mammals, including humans, stand out with their distinctively upright posture, a key trait that fueled their spectacular evolutionary success. Yet, the earliest known ancestors of modern mammals more ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

A tiny mammal called Cimolodon desosai from the dinosaur era is helping scientists understand how mammals survived extinction ...

Primates appear to show one of the most diverse and complex ranges of colorations of mammalian groups. The so-called blue ...