Mammals are among the most diverse and adaptable groups of animals, ranging from the enormous blue whale to the tiny ...

G. Elliot Smith laid special stress on the influence exerted by the evolution of the brain in making mammals what they are and in supplying evidence showing whence they came. He pointed out that ...

The outer ear is unique to mammals, but its evolutionary origin has remained a mystery. According to a new study published in Nature from the USC Stem Cell lab of Gage Crump, this intricate coil ...

According to the University of California, Berkeley, the Mount Lyell shrew was the only California mammal known to science ...

evolved exclusively in modern placental mammals. The work is published in the journal Science. In collaboration with the Helmholtz Munich and the Natural History Museum Berlin in Germany ...

Candlemas is a Christian feast whose traditions influenced this celebration when German immigrants came to the new continent ...

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

The Quaternary is the most recent geological period, and many of the mammal species targeted in our study are alive today. Body mass is a fundamental parameter for understanding the adaptations, ...

DESCRIPTION: The Florida manatee is a massive gray marine mammal with pronounced front flippers and a broad, paddle-shaped tail. Individuals average 10 feet in length and 1,000 pounds in weight but ...