Tag Archives: mammals

[ad_1] Scientists were stunned to discover that a giant herbivore, who lived in the Triassic times, is a parent of mammals. The creature named Lisowicia bojani lived with long necked dinosaurs at …

[ad_1] New research challenges a long-held idea that our early tool-carrying ancestors have contributed to the disappearance of large mammals in Africa over the last millions of years. Researchers argue instead that …

[ad_1] A sturdy mammal cousin, the size of an elephant eating horny-billed plants, roamed the European landscape alongside dinosaurs during the Triassic Period about 205 million to 210 million years ago , …

[ad_1] Copyright of the image MICHAEL LONG / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Legend Illustration: The hippopotamus gorgops, now extinct, was larger than modern hippopotamuses, reaching a length of 4.3 m New research has …

[ad_1] According to a study from the University of Queensland, human impacts are the main risk factor for the possible extinction of a quarter of all terrestrial mammals. The researchers compared a …

[ad_1] <! ——> <! ——> Credit: Ann Froschauer, US Fish and Wildlife Service This little brown bat does not hide, she is in hibernation. In order to survive for months without food, …

[ad_1] Humans exterminate animal and plant species so quickly that the built-in defense mechanism of nature – evolution – can not keep up. A research team led by Aarhus has calculated that …

[ad_1] In just 50 years, we will witness dozens of mammals going extinct unless we make major global changes, says a new study published Tuesday. And it will take up to 5 …

[ad_1] According to a new study released on Monday, humans have helped propel more than 300 species of mammals to extinction – equivalent to an incredible loss of 2.5 billion years of …

[ad_1] Pygmy sloth, for example, may be one of the most endangered mammal species, but it is also one of the youngest, having diverged from its closest relative 9,000 years ago. The …