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 ...
A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.
Diffuse coevolution is also known as multi-species or guild coevolution. It occurs when several species collectively influence one another. An example is pollination systems in which plants interact ...
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 ...
From the formation of inner ear bones to the rise of hair to cover our bodies, these developments made us distinct from other animals Riley Black - Science Correspondent By examining the fossils of ...
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Why aren't mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?
Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?
Hoffmann, Robert S. 1996. "A Research Information System for Mammals with Palaearctic Examples." Bonner Zoologische Beitrage, Bonn, 46, (1-4) 15–32.
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