Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, nuts, fruits, insects, and even frogs. Voles, on the other hand, are more ...

Mammal evolution to upright posture followed complex branching path rather than simple step-by-step progression.

So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our ...

The story of Valerie, the dachshund recaptured after almost 18 months living on Kangaroo Island raises serious questions ...

Marine Mammal Biology. Studying the physiology and ecology of whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals through methods ranging from molecular ecology to tracking the movements of individuals and ...

MILWAUKEE -- It's the end of an era at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The Small Mammals Building, one of the zoo's original buildings, will close by the end of the year.

In most mammals, one gene determines sex. But 100 million years ago, platypuses and echidnas went their own way Published: June 12, 2025 1:11am EDT. Linda ...

What if all life on Earth followed a surprisingly simple pattern? New research shows that in every region, species tend to ...

where T b is body temperature, T a is ambient temperature, B is the rate of metabolic heat production, and C is the rate of heat loss or thermal conductance ().For a resting animal, which has ...

Tulsa Zoo officials have spoken for the first time since the arrival of two elephants, Billy and Tina, who were recently transferred from the Los Angeles Zoo. T ...

Sea lions, some dead, on beaches of Río Negro province, Argentina, in August 2023. Juan Macri/Associated Press Now, a team of ecologists, epidemiologists and veterinarians is scrambling to keep ...