Mammals
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How do marine mammals sleep underwater?
If marine mammals want to sleep, they can’t just close their eyes and drift away for the night, as they…
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Epigenetics linked to the maximum life spans of mammals — including us
Why do common shrews live for only two years, while bowhead whales survive for two centuries? And could the answer…
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Bats with weirdly giant penis have sex for up to 12 hours in a way never seen in mammals before
Serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus) are the only mammals shown to engage in non-penetrative sex, also known as contact mating. (Image…
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Takins: Strange, mountain-dwelling mammals with mythical golden fleeces
The golden takin (B. taxicolor bedfordi) may have inspired the golden fleece of Greek mythology. (Image credit: Vladislav T. Jirousek/Shutterstock)…
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Loads of mammals — including cats — glow under UV light, but we don’t know why
Recently, several mammals have been reported to “glow” under ultraviolet (UV) light, including our beloved platypus. But no one knew…
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Mammals may be driven to extinction by volcanic new supercontinent Pangaea Ultima
The volcanic formation of Earth’s next supercontinent will likely cause mammals to go extinct, a study has found. (Image credit:…
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