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Why can’t men breastfeed? Because they may spread germs, scientists say
Go to the lush rainforests of Malaysia, and a peculiar phenomenon can be observed: the Dayak fruit …
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New variant of H5N1 bird flu spreads to marine mammals, heightening concerns for human transmission
Alarmingly, all samples from Argentina, encompassing sea lions, fur seals, and terns, tested positi…
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Ancient giant mammals such as mammoths might’ve gone extinct due to human activity, not climate change
While past studies often attributed the extinction of large mammals to climate change, a new invest…
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Long-term pollutants are making their way to baby dolphins via their mother's milk!
These long-term pollutants are a menace to aquatic life, accumulating in the blubber of marine mamm…
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Dire wolves, camels, and other extinct giant mammals that used to live in North America
Giant mammals like dire wolves and saber-tooth cats were once common in North America. But these me…
Jenny McGrath
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Bats with penises that measure over 20% of their body length don't make babies like any other mammals, according to a new study
These bats have penises far too large to fit in the female's vagina. So how do they reproduce? It's…
Maiya Focht
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Bats with penises that measure over 20% of their body length don't make babies like any other mammals, according to a new study
These bats have penises far too large to fit in the female's vagina. So how do they reproduce? It's…
Maiya Focht
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A new fossil shows a prehistoric badger-like mammal and a dinosaur locked in 'mortal combat'
A fossil shows a mammal biting into a dinosaur. The Repenomamus robustus appears to be attacking th…
Jenny McGrath
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Toxic algae is making sea lions on Southern California beaches aggressive and unpredictable: It's the ‘new normal,' marine mammal expert says
A toxic algae bloom is causing sea lions to give birth to stillborn pups, John Warner of the Marine…
Lloyd Lee
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Bird flu has led to the deaths of more than 50 million farm birds and sickened dozens of mammals. 3 charts show whether humans should be worried.
A nasty version of bird flu has been killing chickens, turkeys, wild birds, and even some mammals a…
Hilary Brueck
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Orca whales were discovered with a toilet paper chemical in their livers and skeletal muscles. It's just the 'tip of the iceberg' for one of the most contaminated marine mammals in the world.
The contaminants add to a long list of chemicals found in Southern Resident and Bigg's orcas, both …
Hannah Getahun
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Only 10 vaquita porpoises remain in the wild, but scientists say the world's smallest marine mammal could still make a comeback
The tiny marine animal still has enough genetic diversity to survive, but illegal gillnet fishing t…
Hannah Getahun
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Democrats urge Biden administration to mandate better conditions for orcas and other captive marine mammals
In a letter, over three dozen lawmakers say it's time to update federal standards for captive marin…
Charles Davis
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Fossils unearthed in China reveal a new species of giant prehistoric rhino - the largest land mammal to ever walk the Earth
Giant rhinos were roughly the size of six elephants and they moved back and forth across Asia as th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Climate change claims its first casualty in world's largest coral reef system
Scientists have long asserted that coral reefs are the most vulnerable ecosystems to climate change…
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Everything we know about the pangolin - the scaly mammal that may have spread the coronavirus to humans
A group of researchers from South China Agricultural University found that samples from coronavirus…
Aria Bendix,Aria Bendix
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Fleas can sense the breathe, warmth, and vibration of blood-filled mammals. That's just one reason why these pests are so difficult to control.
Narartor: The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Between 1347 …
Benji Jones,Benji Jones,Exa Zim
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This is the first mammal to go extinct because of manmade climate change
The seawater is believed to have destroyed the creature's small habitat. In March of 2014, the liva…
Simone M. Scully
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President Obama should crown this beast as America's national mammal
The US House of Representatives and the Senate just passed a bill that would honor the country's la…
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This map of countries with the most threatened mammals is heartbreaking
In addition to causing habitat loss, when humans move into spaces where animals live it increases t…