<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Land-mammals ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Why do cats and dogs shake their heads? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/why-do-cats-and-dogs-shake-their-heads tgqggDtSsYeRKi2pdNdSDo Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:05:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly 'civil war' after their group split apart — and scientists don't know why ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/chimpanzees-in-uganda-are-locked-in-a-deadly-civil-war-after-their-group-split-apart-and-scientists-dont-know-why ShEv7fyjnMxDRikUmBo4LA Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:08:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Critically endangered hare spotted in surprising location for the first time in 40 years — but it was already dead ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/critically-endangered-hare-spotted-in-surprising-location-for-the-first-time-in-40-years 7cLuaSZ5ev7hgU4A6cdUEV Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:38:53 +0000 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:31:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Parasites of human societies': How did we end up so close to cats? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/parasites-of-human-societies-how-did-we-end-up-so-close-to-cats nTk5rxbvWfk8Dku8gLuDGN Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:25:20 +0000 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there's a key difference — the female bonobos ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/bonobos-are-just-as-aggressive-as-chimps-but-theres-a-key-difference-the-female-bonobos YCCtL9aAFmSwRapoUxaJRQ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:02:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/scientists-find-2-marsupial-species-thought-to-have-gone-extinct-6-000-years-ago-living-in-the-forests-of-new-guinea MAUqw4rnQmajxctfFkMetL Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:55:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Striking' footage captures the moment a red fox preys on a wolf pup — a behavior never seen on film before ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/striking-footage-captures-the-moment-a-red-fox-preys-on-a-wolf-pup-a-behavior-never-seen-on-film-before xRHjxEuZ29jgQDtXGPmTy7 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:41:18 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:54:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/kazakhstan-plants-tens-of-thousands-of-trees-in-giant-effort-to-reintroduce-tigers u5jqk6oTwGKMmehLk3SoSC Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:49:18 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:35:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kanzi the bonobo could play pretend — a trait thought unique to humans ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/kanzi-the-bonobo-could-play-pretend-a-trait-thought-unique-to-humans t8aomqMx2DWV4PTSGmsNMF Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:09:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grim photo captures polar bear mom and cubs resting in mud in summer heat ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/grim-photo-captures-polar-bear-mom-and-cubs-resting-in-mud-in-summer-heat rXCFh7x9ynYDDiRWgr3QQN Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'System in flux': Scientists reveal what happened when wolves and cougars returned to Yellowstone ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/system-in-flux-scientists-reveal-what-happened-when-wolves-and-cougars-returned-to-yellowstone iaj79TsdhTBDdPZbnmKmrW Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:47:05 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:21:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies': Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/part-of-the-evolutionary-fabric-of-our-societies-same-sex-sexual-behavior-in-primates-may-be-a-survival-strategy-study-finds dZfn2rsdAQmgpvDPBdzzvQ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:40:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Coyote scrambles onto Alcatraz Island after perilous, never-before-seen swim ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/coyote-scrambles-onto-alcatraz-island-after-perilous-never-before-seen-swim geYyfxPPArte66GcuiR525 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:30:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ever watched a pet cow pick up a broom and scratch herself with it? You have now ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/ever-seen-a-pet-cow-pick-up-a-broom-and-scratch-herself-with-it-you-have-now 4dJpycyAYypr8GEvjBxou7 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:09:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in Saudi Arabia contain preserved DNA from the long-lost population ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/ancient-mummified-cheetahs-discovered-in-saudi-arabia-contain-preserved-dna-from-the-long-lost-population iSe95CmBipwXyhGy8hZFUK Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:08:11 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:00:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Woolly rhino flesh pulled from ancient wolf stomach gives clues to ice age giant's extinction ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/one-of-the-last-woolly-rhinos-to-walk-earth-was-eaten-by-a-wolf-pup-and-scientists-have-now-sequenced-its-genome-from-the-undigested-meat yQrUMhU2CZ6FdsmWGCBi7c Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:01:00 +0000 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:35:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Did any cat breeds develop naturally? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/did-any-cat-breeds-develop-naturally bhL7sywLoHVZvRjSpXPdV9 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why can't you wiggle your toes one at a time? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/anatomy/why-cant-you-wiggle-your-toes-one-at-a-time QuyszEbqFe6jwSV4RxY8md Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Did reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone really cause an ecological cascade? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/did-reintroducing-wolves-to-yellowstone-really-cause-an-ecological-cascade AD9CbZ6xRSYE5wsPeLCWJH Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:35:00 +0000 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:08:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primates Quiz: Go ape and test your knowledge on our closest relatives ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/primates-quiz-go-ape-and-test-your-knowledge-on-our-closest-relatives Vq2oeVLUbHaHQvLDzb8xen Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:05:00 +0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:58:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/science-history-dian-fossey-found-murdered-after-decades-protecting-gorillas-that-she-loved-dec-27-1985 PYHybGbyXeTuQR3hZM6Pt7 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cats meow more at men to get their attention, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/cats-meow-more-at-men-to-get-their-attention-study-suggests uAjJ2F3CYCrBYNgPptGT7W Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:58:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins — but now they're behaving strangely, a new study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/pumas-in-patagonia-started-feasting-on-penguins-but-now-theyre-behaving-strangely-a-new-study-finds 7RLwKcDK38ywJ8U3pGscMk Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:54:04 +0000 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:05:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears in southern Greenland are 'using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA' to survive melting sea ice ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/polar-bears/polar-bears-in-southern-greenland-are-using-jumping-genes-to-rapidly-rewrite-their-own-dna-to-survive-melting-sea-ice KmqpuNvq5K66GskKoYUYNP Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:45:39 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ People in China lived alongside 'chicken-killing tigers' long before domestic cats arrived ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/people-in-china-lived-alongside-chicken-killing-tigers-long-before-domestic-cats-arrived QAB3Hp4Bsdc49mDroR7SvD Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:03:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Most modern dogs have wolf DNA from relatively recent interbreeding. Here's which breeds are the most and least 'wolfish.' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/dogs/most-modern-dogs-have-wolf-dna-from-relatively-recent-interbreeding-heres-which-breeds-are-the-most-and-least-wolfish mB8xUfAXdKxD5nUvZiADTT Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wolf stealing underwater crab traps caught on camera for the first time — signalling 'new dimension' in their behavior ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/wolf-stealing-underwater-crab-traps-caught-on-camera-for-the-first-time-signalling-new-dimension-in-their-behavior 4VoJYgt3ZncsQWbddsswVN Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:00:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/a-decade-long-chimp-war-ended-in-a-baby-boom-for-the-victors-scientists-discover v6bembwAzMY4fnToTtvvLC Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:30:49 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do some cat siblings look so different? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/why-do-some-cat-siblings-look-so-different qLvuyntp4M8tLEKVieaa4F Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover new type of lion roar ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/lions/scientists-discover-new-type-of-lion-roar DVmp32vd8ZfbubTwnqUFBZ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:01:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A forest with bonobos has never been so quiet': Most extreme case of violence in 'hippie' species recorded, with females ganging up on male in unprecedented attack ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/a-forest-with-bonobos-has-never-been-so-quiet-most-extreme-case-of-violence-in-hippie-species-recorded-with-females-ganging-up-on-male-in-unprecedented-attack 2Ss64tK8sxpAqpsdixjgF5 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:03:51 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:52:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/kissing-goes-back-21-million-years-to-the-common-ancestor-of-humans-and-other-large-apes-study-finds WxwZ5JgZ7rqLiRUL4xrWpc Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:32:30 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can you speak cat? Scientists develop quiz that reveals how well you understand our feline friends ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/domestic-cats/can-you-speak-cat-scientists-develop-quiz-that-reveals-how-well-you-understand-our-feline-friends e92tJw7DrUv56x7BPFEbnV Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:20:11 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chimps 'think about thinking' in order to weigh evidence and plan their actions, new research suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/chimps-think-about-thinking-in-order-to-weigh-evidence-and-plan-their-actions-new-research-suggests 5uQD5y3P7RpPZNJku9BeBK Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/monkeys/lab-monkeys-on-the-loose-in-mississippi-dont-have-herpes-university-says-but-are-they-dangerous PWqgZsjBHwHshcrzRfxre9 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:03:49 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jane Goodall revolutionized animal research, but her work had some unintended consequences. Here's what we've learned from them. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/jane-goodall-revolutionized-animal-research-but-her-work-had-some-unintended-consequences-heres-what-weve-learned-from-them WfBURtDppEdKgcQotAttAb Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:11:38 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/the-viral-chicago-rat-hole-wasnt-actually-made-by-a-rat-scientists-claim t9imtR2P8AeNcm8NuttQTk Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:01:00 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 08:57:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Some naked mole rats are designated toilet cleaners, study suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/some-naked-mole-rats-are-designated-toilet-cleaners-study-suggests CDZ6fpjDH4BssqpG3JAYeB Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Asian golden cat: The 'feline of many costumes' that plucks birds before eating them ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/asian-golden-cat-the-feline-of-many-costumes-that-plucks-birds-before-eating-them uXLt8VSx5uUVVj5k5mWUQU Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:47:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/from-tool-use-to-warfare-here-are-5-ways-jane-goodall-revolutionized-our-knowledge-of-chimpanzees Va7ZqMwwAR7mwTKD2vyWgK Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:04:43 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/chimps-eat-fruit-full-of-alcohol-but-no-they-dont-get-drunk ikUUCNu9fpgJHkiWcapxX3 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:29:15 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee tool use, dies at 91 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/jane-goodall-famed-primatologist-who-discovered-chimpanzee-tool-use-dies-at-91 uTUsXX3NTwhoVadF6ARtaK Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:40:07 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/mystery-creature-found-in-forbidden-cloud-forest-of-peru-is-new-species-of-marsupial eNxu97gKVnVTUXCgT4id98 Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:49:03 +0000 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:11:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/jaguars/jaguar-in-brazil-smashes-record-for-the-species-longest-documented-swim XVDuWzNRE4ZWFhJpP2PLXQ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:04:44 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grumpy-looking Pallas's cat photographed by camera trap in stunning photo from eastern Himalayas ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/grumpy-looking-pallass-cat-photographed-by-camera-trap-in-stunning-photo-from-eastern-himalayas afBnJszA6YuzqK8F8ueXgP Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:57:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the mystery origins of hairy little Yakutian horses were uncovered in Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/how-the-mystery-origins-of-hairy-little-yakutian-horses-were-uncovered-in-siberias-gateway-to-the-underworld xtPcdZWTkRKUa9jQmVqka8 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:57:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/do-humans-and-chimps-really-share-nearly-99-percent-of-their-dna FmJ4bZGpJF9ZtxYKus78eR Sun, 07 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:27:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a tree ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/heartbreaking-image-shows-a-sloth-clinging-to-a-barbed-wire-fence-because-it-was-the-closest-thing-resembling-a-tree gtvDWdPLjaCtRuajJJrwYc Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:51:47 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:03:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pallas's cat: One of the world's oldest felines that stands on its bushy tail to keep its paws warm ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/pallass-cat-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-felines-that-stands-on-its-bushy-tail-to-keep-its-paws-warm nCNxgSJNnwesE82cmsUx5h Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Earth's early primates evolved in the cold — not the tropics ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/earths-early-primates-evolved-in-the-cold-not-the-tropics 6PafqZ7cqFzkjFLwvSAu58 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 15:46:09 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:37 +0000