Today’s World Animal Day, celebrated across the globe since a 1931 convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy, conceived of it as a way to highlight the plight of endangered species. They … [Read full article]
Tag: mammals
New Porcupine Species Discovered In Brazil
You might not think of a porcupine living in the Brazilian rainforest, but a new-to-science species has been recently documented there. Even more surprising: they live in trees. While the … [Read full article]
Will Arctic And sub-Arctic Mammals Survive Climate Change?
Climate changes poses a problem for many species of animal on our planet. As environments shift, animals will need to follow their preferred climate. New research points out that the … [Read full article]
Climate Change Affected North American Fauna Over Millenia
The rise and fall of climate change over the past 65 million years has had a continuing effect on the fauna of the North American continent, according to a new … [Read full article]
Biggest Extinction Event Caused by Volcanoes
The Permian-Triassic extinction event – also known as the Great Dying – is recorded as the most significant extinction event in Earth’s history, seeing a whopping 96% of marine species … [Read full article]
Hybridization Good and Bad for Arctic Mammals
The seasonal loss of ice in the Arctic which scientists believe will eventually lead to ice-free summers could have both beneficial and negative effects for the mammals that have over … [Read full article]
New Species Found on Shelf – In a Jar
[social_buttons] A new species of Samoan fruit bat or ‘flying fox’ was discovered at the Academy of Sciences in Philadelphia by Kristofer M. Helgen, a Research Zoologist and Curator of … [Read full article]
Dumbo Behind Bars: Elephant-Sized Controversy Arises Over Captive Elephants
For years and years parents have taken their children to zoos to see exotic animals, animals that they don’t get to see everyday. They want to see lions and tigers and bears. Oh my! High on the the list of animals to be seen are elephants, nature’s gentle giants. These cute, (hardly) cuddly animals are the largest of the land mammals. But all of that could change. Elephants could be removed from zoos forever if In Defense of Animals (IDA) and a handful of scientists and activists get their way.
WWF Captures New Video of Rare Javan Rhinos
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/dHqhzxF2pRM&hl=en&fs=1] With only 60 Javan rhinos still in existence, the World Wildlife Fund is desperately tracking the animals with 34 video cameras in their native habitat in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon … [Read full article]
Raccoons Move into White House– Should Obama Let Them Stay?
Last week news surfaced that several raccoons had been seen repeatedly in areas around the White House grounds. Humane traps have been set to capture them, and if caught, the … [Read full article]
Where the Wild Things Roamed
Large herds of buffalo once trampled the Great Plains, making the landscape appear black and in motion. Wolves roamed the continent, creating complex societies. This time period now lives as … [Read full article]