A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder.

Social mammals are wildly diverse, given that they can be found across all habitats and species. However, a new line of ...

(© Andy Myatt / Alamy) Prized for its “medicinal” properties in parts of Asia and as a trophy species by South American hunters, the red deer (Cervus elaphus) has spread from its native Eurasia to the ...

Most mammals take one of two approaches to survive the winter: they either hibernate, slowing their bodies to a near standstill, or they bulk up with extra fat to burn when food runs low. Then there’s ...

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...

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 ...

Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research ...

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.

"This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak." ...

Baby seal deaths and seizures alerted scientists to discover the outbreak at at Año Nuevo State Park officials said.