Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

Any change to migratory patterns could be cause for concern. Scientists note disturbing trends among large mammals: 'Animals are increasingly compelled ...' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A study of nine species of large mammals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has revealed that their behavioral responses to summer heat were influenced more by the structure of their environments ...

Diana Setterberg MSU News Service Oct 30, 2025 Oct 30, 2025 A study of nine species of large mammals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has revealed that their behavioral responses to summer heat ...

Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes Female elephant seals are not ...

Prehistoric humans hunt a woolly mammoth. More and more research shows that this species – and at least 46 other species of megaherbivores – were driven to extinction by humans. The debate has raged ...

Joseph Ogutu has received funding from the German Research Foundation and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. He is affiliated with the non-profits: One Mara-Research ...

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

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The changing climate has dramatically changed the migration patterns of several large mammals in Iran, a new study found. Researchers from Shahid Beheshti University and Iran's Department of ...