Tag: Mammals
Raccoon dogs pose a particular threat to ground-nesting birds in Northern...
Artificial nest experiments demonstrated that the raccoon dog, an alien species abundant in Finland, is a more common duck nest predator than any indigenous...
First lethal attacks by chimpanzees on gorillas observed
Chimpanzees have been observed attacking and killing gorillas in the wild for the first time. Researchers working in the Loango National Park in the...
One of the largest ever land mammals evolved into extinct dwarf...
Sicilian dwarf elephant Palaeoloxodon cf. mnaidriensis lived on the island of Sicily and went extinct 19,000 years ago. A new study shows that an extinct...
Mammals can breathe through anus in emergencies
Some mammals have the ability to use intestines to breathe in times of respiratory failure. This presents a possibility for clinical management among humans....
Ancient DNA analysis explains spread of domestic goats from fertile crescent...
Ancient goat bone used for DNA analyses (from Göytepe).Credit: Image courtesy of Nagoya University
Nagoya University-based researchers analyze ancient DNA of Neolithic domestic goats to...
