Mammals

Through the Ears of the Bats © MLF

Through the Ears of the Bats

A tree-dwelling mouse, a forest in Luzon (© Larry Heaney, The Field Museum) and cloud rats (© Velizar Simeonovski, The Field Museum)

Cloud rats of sky island: the Philippine island with the highest number of unique mammals

Study hopes to reveal secrets of giraffe evolution © iStock

Study hopes to reveal secrets of giraffe evolution

How long is the largest animal intestine? © iStock

How long is the largest animal intestine?

Why do beached whales die so often? © iStock

Why do beached whales die so often?

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The world’s most venomous animals

Are these animals cute or ugly? We just can't decide! © iStock

Are these animals cute or ugly? We just can’t decide!

Aren’t epigenetic effects evidence for Lamarckism? © Getty Images

Aren’t epigenetic effects evidence for Lamarckism?

Why do bats live in caves? © Getty Images

Why do bats live in caves?

Can other animals plan ahead? © iStock

Can other animals plan ahead?

How did the zebra get its stripes? © iStock

How did the zebra get its stripes?

How do gorillas communicate? © Getty Images

How do gorillas communicate?

How the koala got its voice © Getty Images

How the koala got its voice

Professor Alice Roberts

What killed the Ice Age giants?

Are pandas less fertile than other animals? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Are pandas less fertile than other mammals?