There are several distinct traits that make mammals different from other animals, with the most significant ones being that ...

Kangaroos are iconic Australian animals who have long been used as a symbol within the country to represent moving forward.

When the researchers compared these three groups with data on the mammals’ known longevity, they found that group-living mammals tended to live longer than the solitary species — roughly 22 ...

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

Mammals only have one life to live, but the length of that life varies greatly. While some shrews shuffle off this mortal coil in less than 14 months, bowhead whales can swim in Arctic waters for ...

Even though the range of insect species far overshadows those of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, all of these groups contain impressive numbers. Mammals' 5,500 species might seem ...

Teacher Notes. This video could be used to introduce a discussion about animal groups. Pupils could list the characteristics of mammals and identify animals as mammals based on these characteristics.

Animals can be many different shapes and sizes, from teeny tiny ants to huge elephants. And humans - like you and me - are animals too! Animals can be sorted into different groups… CHILD: Mammals… ...

What makes mammals different from other animal groups? They are obviously the family that we are part of. So there's a lot of common ground and a lot of things that we recognise within them.

Mammals living in groups may live longer than those leading solitary lives, new research suggests. The findings are based on analysis of almost 1,000 mammals including the golden snub-nosed monkey ...

“In addition, some mammals may act as mixing vessels for influenza viruses, leading to the emergence of new viruses that could be more harmful to animals and humans,” the groups said.