This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the ...

If you spend much time watching online videos depicting releases of rescued wildlife, you’ll find that most people are ...

Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people ...

That visibility comes with scrutiny. Mammals are among the best-studied organisms on Earth - and among the most threatened.

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 ...

Any change to migratory patterns could be cause for concern. Scientists note disturbing trends among large mammals: 'Animals are increasingly compelled ...' first appeared on The Cool Down.

DENVER (KDVR) — Researchers at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science discovered a new mammal species from 65 million years ago. A fossil of a skull and jaws of the newly discovered species were ...

Vietnam is a treasure trove of mammalian diversity: it’s home to the highest number of primate species in mainland Southeast Asia and a host of unique species found nowhere else on the planet. However ...

Scientists estimate more than 60 marine mammals may have been infected by the virus.

While you may not frequently visit humid environments, such as rainforests, the animal life in damp locations may look a bit ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 ...