Mammalogy is the branch of zoological science dedicated to the study of mammals, encompassing their taxonomy, evolutionary relationships, anatomy, physiology, behavior, ecology, and biogeography. It integrates comparative morphology, molecular systematics, and fossil evidence to elucidate mammalian phylogeny and diversification. Mammalogists investigate population dynamics, life-history strategies, and species interactions within ecosystems, often using quantitative field methods such as mark–recapture, radio-telemetry, and noninvasive genetic sampling. The discipline also underpins evidence-based conservation and wildlife management by assessing extinction risk, habitat requirements, and responses to anthropogenic change, and it contributes to broader biological theory regarding endothermy, reproductive strategies, sensory systems, and mammalian adaptations to diverse environments.
European fallow deer have faced a dramatic loss of genetic diversity since the last interglacial period. This was revealed by 120,000-year-old fossils from central Germany's Neumark-Nord site in Saxony-Anhalt, analyzed by ...
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A fossil mammal tooth smaller than a grain of rice does not announce itself loudly. It must be hard won from sediment and stone. Then, under a microscope, it reveals itself—no longer just a speck of blackness but a surface ...
Evolution
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Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55, the zoo said Wednesday.
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For animator and academic Dr. Jason Kennedy, palaeoart isn't just a hobby. Creating 3D images of prehistoric animals sits at the intersection of science and art, combining fossil analysis, comparisons with living species, ...
Paleontology & Fossils
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Scientists from UNSW Sydney have confirmed a reintroduced platypus population in Royal National Park has now grown to 20 known individuals, following the release of four additional animals and a new round of surveys across ...
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May 22, 2026
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Today's Arctic may feel remote and desolate, but more than 70 million years ago, it was a surprisingly lively place for some of Earth's ancient mammals.
Ecology
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A scientific mission was set to kick off the search Monday for rodents that may be hantavirus carriers after an outbreak on a cruise ship departed this region at the southern tip of Argentina on April 1.
Ecology
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A new genetic test has revealed that most of the free-roaming canines in Australia, often labeled "wild dogs," carry a significant amount of dingo ancestry. A team of Adelaide University researchers from the Australian Center ...
Ecology
May 14, 2026
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New research into koala milk could prove crucial to future conservation of the iconic, yet endangered Australian species. The study, led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. candidate Manujaya W. Jayamanna Mohottige, is ...
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For more than a decade, conservation biologist Steve Boyes searched for "ghost elephants"—nocturnal giants rumored to roam a remote, high-altitude wetland in eastern Angola. When a motion-sensor camera finally captured their ...
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