Mammals as a group use every possible form of locomotion ... Even more social are some of the herbivores, especially hoofed animals like deer and zebra. By living in large groups, they gain ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

In 2001, researchers reported that a fossil found in China in 1985 is the remains of a tiny, furry animal that ... a once-dominant group of competitors while some mammals survived.

PETA and other animal advocacy groups have praised the Trump administration for recent announcements to phase out animal ...

So now we know that all mammals have hair and as babies, they drink milk from their mother. Just like humans. This video could be used to introduce a discussion about animal groups. Pupils could ...

Marine mammals—a group of animals that are ecologically tied to the ocean environment—cannot thrive in confinement. No concrete tank or small sea pen can provide an animal with anything close to the ...

In fact, nearly all mammals have seven neck vertebrae ... the picture is more complex when you look across the wider group of animals. Hox genes are still doing something in groups such as ...