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Animal organization says there was no direct danger in boy’s confrontation with wolves
4 weeks ago

Animal organization says there was no direct danger in boy’s confrontation with wolves

NL Times  

There was no direct danger during a confrontation between a boy who was cycling and wolves in Woudenberg, Utrecht, last week Thursday, the Dutch Mammal Society has said. However, the organization did say that the situation was a problem as the wolves were within 30 meters of the boy, the province of Utrecht reported. The Dutch Mammal Society analyzed the …

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Sea lion dies after being shot in Orange County. Officials offer $20,000 reward
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sea lion dies after being shot in Orange County. Officials offer $20,000 reward

LA Times  

A 2-year-old male California sea lion was found shot in the back at Bolsa Chica State Beach on Aug. 7 and died the next day. A wounded sea lion found at Bolsa Chica State Beach this summer died from a gunshot to its back, according to officials who are now offering a $20,000 reward for information about the shooting. The …

Marine Sea Shot Deming Lion Noaa Mammal
35- to 40-foot fin whale washes up on Torrance Beach; public asked to keep a distance
4 months, 2 weeks ago

35- to 40-foot fin whale washes up on Torrance Beach; public asked to keep a distance

LA Times  

Officials are asking beachgoers to keep a distance from a 35- to 40-foot fin whale that washed ashore on Torrance Beach on Saturday evening and later died. “Due to its size & location it is expected that the whale will remain on the beach while responders create a plan to remove it,” the Los Angeles County Lifeguards group said in …

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When did humans get to South America? This giant shelled mammal fossil may hold clues
5 months ago

When did humans get to South America? This giant shelled mammal fossil may hold clues

NPR  

When did humans get to South America? This giant shelled mammal fossil may hold clues toggle caption Daniel Eskridge/Stocktrek Images/Science Source Fossilized bones from an extinct, shelled mammal offer us the latest clue about when humans arrived in South America. If people were present on the continent then, says Alia Lesnek, a geologist at CUNY Queens College who wasn't involved …

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Antelope-like mammal from Bhutan recorded at lowest elevation in Assam
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Antelope-like mammal from Bhutan recorded at lowest elevation in Assam

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The mainland serow, a mammal that appears somewhere between a goat and an antelope, has been recorded at the lowest elevation beyond Bhutan, its natural home. A team of scientists recorded a lone mainland serow at 96 metres above the mean sea level in western Assam’s Raimona National Park. The paper was authored by M. Firoz Ahmed, senior scientist …

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South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise
5 months, 4 weeks ago

South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise

Hindustan Times  

BADINGILO and BOMA NATIONAL PARKS, South Sudan — Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the vast grasslands of South Sudan in what conservationists say is the world's largest land mammal migration. South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise The country's …

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South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise
5 months, 4 weeks ago

South Sudan says its 6M antelope make up world’s largest land mammal migration, but poaching on rise

Associated Press  

BADINGILO and BOMA NATIONAL PARKS, South Sudan — Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the vast grasslands of South Sudan in what conservationists say is the world’s largest land mammal migration. Tiang, a type of the antelope, hide under a tree in South Sudan’s national parks and the surrounding areas, …

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This L.A. marine mammal rescue center is at max capacity. Here’s how you can help
6 months ago

This L.A. marine mammal rescue center is at max capacity. Here’s how you can help

LA Times  

A sea lion pup sickened by a toxic algae bloom along the coast of Southern California recuperates with its mother in a pen at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro. A patient at the Marine Mammal Care Center, which cares for California sea lions, elephant seals and harbor seals. “It made me realize I need to get off …

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Dolphin found shot to death on Louisiana beach, $20,000 reward offered
8 months ago

Dolphin found shot to death on Louisiana beach, $20,000 reward offered

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A dead dolphin was …

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Kerala researchers batting for better understanding of the flying mammal
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala researchers batting for better understanding of the flying mammal

The Hindu  

Myth, superstition, and zoonotic diseases such COVID-19 and the Nipah virus infection, have created a negative impression of bats. We are proud to continue fostering passionate young individuals dedicated to bat research and conservation.” Sreehari Raman, Assistant Professor at the Kerala Agricultural University, who was part of the programme stressed the significance of taxonomy training in bat conservation, stating, “Taxonomy …

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Killer whales are killer whales, right? It might be a lot more complicated than that
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Killer whales are killer whales, right? It might be a lot more complicated than that

LA Times  

More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize — at least in name. Transients — also called Bigg’s killer whales — hunt seals and other marine mammals in small packs in expansive waters stretching from Southern California to the Arctic Circle. “We’re facing a global conservation …

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California wildlife is vulnerable to an avian flu ‘apocalypse.’ What is driving the spread?
10 months ago

California wildlife is vulnerable to an avian flu ‘apocalypse.’ What is driving the spread?

LA Times  

An “apocalyptic” mass mortality event that has left thousands of sea lions and elephant seals dead on the beaches of South America is raising alarms among some California sea mammal experts who fear similar scenes could play out along California’s Pacific Coast and other continents as the H5N1 bird flu continues its march across the globe. The disease “presents an …

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Scientists discover secret to how the largest ever mammal sings
10 months ago

Scientists discover secret to how the largest ever mammal sings

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The secret to how baleen whales – the largest mammals to …

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An algae bloom devastated sea mammals last year. L.A. wants to improve its rescue efforts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

An algae bloom devastated sea mammals last year. L.A. wants to improve its rescue efforts

LA Times  

Marine mammals are penned in as they recuperate at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro in 2023. City leaders and residents scrambled to help as the nonprofit Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro worked to rescue and rehabilitate ill seals, sea lions and dolphins. She commended city leaders and the Marine Mammal Care Center for setting up …

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Review: Eve by Cat Bohannon
1 year ago

Review: Eve by Cat Bohannon

Hindustan Times  

Cat Bohannon’s Eve is a book born out of the need to train the spotlight on the female body – a body that despite being a masterpiece of evolution has been sorely neglected by the medical and scientific community. Eve is a deeply researched timeline of the evolution of a woman’s body – from the first mammal to the first …

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Exhibition casts light on link between past and present
1 year, 1 month ago

Exhibition casts light on link between past and present

China Daily  

A boy is intrigued by the fossils on display at the exhibition in Beijing. CHINA DAILY This year marks the 100th anniversary since American geologist and paleontologist Amadeus William Grabau first discovered a type of fauna in Lingyuan in 1923, and named it the Jehol Series. At the exhibition, the star fossil is the world's earliest placental mammal Juramaia sinensis, …

Fossil Mammal Jehol Biota
Huge whale washes up on Newquay beach as residents share heartbreak
1 year, 1 month ago

Huge whale washes up on Newquay beach as residents share heartbreak

The Independent  

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Rare egg-laying mammal named after Attenborough caught on film for first time
1 year, 1 month ago

Rare egg-laying mammal named after Attenborough caught on film for first time

The Independent  

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Ken Burns looks at history through the eyes of its national mammal in ‘The American Buffalo’
1 year, 2 months ago

Ken Burns looks at history through the eyes of its national mammal in ‘The American Buffalo’

LA Times  

Not ready to close the book on the buffalo: Noted documentarian Ken Burns, at McNally Jackson Books in New York, turns his eye to the epic saga of our national mammal in PBS’ “The American Buffalo.” The harrowing story may be, as he says, “mostly a tragedy,” but it also contains unexpected hope. When you feel your insignificance in the …

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Pollen in pee: fossilised urine from a small African mammal helps us understand past environments
1 year, 3 months ago

Pollen in pee: fossilised urine from a small African mammal helps us understand past environments

The Hindu  

If you are allergic to pollen, you are likely to curse the existence of these microscopic particles. By identifying the different types of pollen grains found within the different layers we can reconstruct the area’s vegetation history. These sticky deposits called “middens” accumulate in rock crevices in mountainous areas over thousands to tens of thousands of years and contain beautifully …

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Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital
1 year, 4 months ago

Cape Cod strands more dolphins than anywhere else. Now they’re getting their own hospital

Associated Press  

When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help a stranded dolphin or porpoise, they have no choice but to treat the endangered animal on site and then immediately release it. The organization, which protects animals worldwide, is opening a first-of-its-kind short-term dolphin hospital on Cape Cod …

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Small mammals may have hunted dinosaurs for food, a new study says
1 year, 5 months ago

Small mammals may have hunted dinosaurs for food, a new study says

Hindustan Times  

A fossil discovery suggests that mammals may have preyed on dinosaurs several times their size, according to a new study published Tuesday. Scientific Reports, the journal that published the study, said the fossil showed two creatures — a mammal and a dinosaur — from around 125 millions years ago, during the Cretaceous period. Even though the mammal is much smaller, …

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Dramatic fossil shows mammal attacking dinosaur
1 year, 5 months ago

Dramatic fossil shows mammal attacking dinosaur

The Hindu  

While there is little doubt that many a Mesozoic mammal became a meal for a dinosaur, it may come as a surprise to learn that some mammals also dined on dinos. A dramatic fossil unearthed in northeastern China shows a badger-like mammal in the act of attacking a plant-eating dinosaur, mounting its prey and sinking its teeth into its victim’s …

Fossil Dinosaurs Dinosaur Mammal Psittacosaurus
SCIENCE | Could mammals hunt dinosaurs?
1 year, 5 months ago

SCIENCE | Could mammals hunt dinosaurs?

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 19, 2023 12:18 IST - 3 MINS READ A badger-like mammal was sinking its teeth into the ribs of a dinosaur three times its size when they were buried in volcanic ash 125 million years ago, capturing the pair in a deadly embrace. The fight scene, preserved in a fossil discovered in China, suggests that small mammals …

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