Latest about Land Mammals
The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim
After researching the rodent indent, scientists are over 98% sure it came from a squirrel.
Some naked mole rats are designated toilet cleaners, study suggests
Naked mole rats may have specific roles, such as cleaning the toilet chamber or transporting waste, rather than being generalist helpers. The findings suggest naked-mole-rat colonies are even more complex than we thought.
Asian golden cat: The 'feline of many costumes' that plucks birds before eating them
The Asian golden cat is an elusive creature endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It is known to take down prey much larger than itself, including buffalo calves, baby deer and small muntjacs.
From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees
Pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall has died at age 91. These are her five biggest contributions to how we understand about our closest living relatives.
Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk
Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol.
Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial
The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.
Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim
A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam. The only way it could have gotten there was a very long swim.
Grumpy-looking Pallas's cat photographed by camera trap in stunning photo from eastern Himalayas
The Pallas’s cat is just one of several wildcats spotted in Arunachal Pradesh, which also supports snow leopards, common leopards, clouded leopards, leopard cats and marbled cats.
How the mystery origins of hairy little Yakutian horses were uncovered in Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld'
In 2018, a perfectly-preserved foal was pulled from the permafrost in Siberia. It's discovery, along with another horse from the Batagay crater, paved the way for scientists to solve the mystery of how Yakutian horses came to roam the landscape.
Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a tree
French photographer Emmanuel Tardy's image of a sloth clinging to a post in Costa Rica is one of the images from the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
