When the temperature drops, many of us retreat indoors to the comfort of a warm home. For the various creatures that call ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is renowned for its tigers, rhinos and snow leopards, but the country is also home to a rich diversity of smaller, less-studied mammals.

Abstract. Terrestrial small mammals occupy a variety of temperate and boreal forests in North America and Eurasia and contribute to biodiversity within these ecosystems. Researchers commonly use a ...

Researchers have found that small mammal communities today are fundamentally different from even a few centuries ago, during North America’s pre-colonial past. They identified small mammal remains ...

Banner image: A golden-mantled ground squirrel packs its cheeks with food. (Credit: CC photo by Zachary S.L. Foster via Wikimedia Commons) The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus ...

Creating a garden that welcomes wildlife is a wonderful way to bring nature closer to your home. Whether you have a large ...

THE STARS AND STRIPES SALE NOW AT ASHLAND. THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO IS CLOSING ITS SMALL MAMMALS BUILDING. IT IS PART OF THE ZOO’S LONG TERM PLAN TO IMPROVE ANIMAL CARE. THE BUILDING HOUSES ANIMALS ...

While researchers continue to deepen our understanding of plastic contamination throughout the environment, much of the focus centers on marine organisms and of course humans themselves. Scientists in ...

Energy intake is a critical determinant of reproductive performance in small mammals, particularly during energetically demanding periods such as lactation. Recent investigations have revealed that ...

Illustration showing Repenomamus robustus as it attacks Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis moments before a volcanic debris flow buries them both, ca. 125 million years ago. (Michael Skrepnick via ...