The saola is a real and documented animal, but it remains a mystery to most experts and researchers. A forest-dwelling bovid ...

Sleep is a universal biological state that allows all animals, from mammals to amphibians, fish and even insects, to restore ...

These animals have highly unusual diets, evolving to consume anything from toxic plants to venomous arachnids.

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

A large-scale analysis of 117 mammal species found that preventing reproduction is associated with longer lifespans, suggesting a strong link between reproductive activity and life expectancy. Why do ...

A study reveals how seasonal brain shrinking helps some mammals survive winter, offering new insights into brain plasticity ...

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.

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

Homo sapiens of the American persuasion plan to spend $26 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts this year, an outpouring of resources signaling love, devotion, desire and financial fitness. While the form ...

Venom is one of nature’s most effective (and fascinating) survival tools. Across the world, a wide range of animals have ...

No, birds are not mammals. Rather, they are avians. Mammals are characterized by their milk glands, hair, vertebrae and their birthing of live young (being viviparous), according to Britannica.