Land mammal news, features and articles

Researchers discover ejaculation in male prairie voles triggers a cascade of neural activity in both sexes that helps them form strong bonds and monogamous relationships.

Is there an evolutionary reason why cats have sparse fur near their ears?

The adorable 1-year-old male calf was filmed enjoying playtime in Kruger National Park in South Africa.

These tiny white bats, which can construct a leaf-made tent, are extremely picky eaters.

South Asian fishing cats have been caught on camera hunting chicks in tree tops, potentially solving the mystery of how this vulnerable species survives during the monsoon season.

An image captured off the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard shows a young polar bear drifting to sleep on a small iceberg after carving a bed in the ice.

Cornell veterinarians discovered a puppy whose jaw they had surgically removed because of a cancerous tumor had regrown it just eight weeks after the operation.

Never smile with your teeth showing (or even yawn) at a monkey, as this could be considered threatening.

Researchers in Kenya successfully transplanted a white rhino embryo into a female surrogate for the first time. The pregnant mother-to-be died from an unrelated illness before she could give birth, but the procedure showed that some of the world's rarest animals can still be saved.

Indian giant squirrels, with their extraordinarily colorful fur, are found in forests and woodlands of India.