mammals
A Lady and Her Service Kangaroo Got Kicked Out of a Wisconsin McDonald's
A customer called the cops when he noticed that the furry thing in the stroller wearing a diaper was a kangaroo.
A Treatment for Alzheimer's Might Lie in the Brains of Hibernating Bears
When mammals emerge from hibernation, a protein called RBM3 helps to regenerate connections between dormant brain cells — a process which scientists have now been able to simulate in laboratory mice.
Mammals Killing Babies Leads to Bigger Testicles and More Promiscuity
“Who’s your daddy?” is a seriously loaded question for mammalian babies.
Ukraine Really Wants Its Militarized Dolphins Back from Russia
The combat dolphins, which Russia seized when it invaded Crimea, have become a sore spot of Ukrainian pride.
Science Has Figured Out Why Bears Go Down on One Another, and It's Depressing
The "provider" bear just kept sucking on the "receiver" bear's penis until it reached sexual maturity, at which time it realized it was a lucky bear, and the behavior never had any reason to stop.
A New Species of Jungle Cat Was Hiding in Plain Sight
Two separate populations have been split into two distinct species.
The Olinguito Was Found in the Wild the First Day Researchers Went Looking for It
And other notes from the discovery of a new mammal.
Furry Animals Doing the Dry-Shake in Super-Slow Motion for Science and Entertainment
Researchers took this high-speed video for the sake of science, to unlock the mysteries of mammalian dryness. Which is actually a quite impressive feature of mammals, the ability to dry themselves really, really fast. For example, a large dog can rid...
Dolphins Can See Electricity
The Guiana dolphin possesses the astounding ability to orgasm while spurting out a generous 50 to 100 mL dose of semen in just a bat of an eye, and of course they've got echolocation. But in addition to those traits, researchers have now discovered one...