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Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost
1 month, 1 week ago

Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost

NPR  

Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost toggle caption Lopatin et al. Researchers found the mummy of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub in what is now Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, in 2020. When looking at the mummified cub, scientists found some interesting differences between the kitten and a modern lion cub, particularly, in their …

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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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Dinosaur fossil found with perfectly preserved last meal inside unveils unique predator
1 year, 11 months ago

Dinosaur fossil found with perfectly preserved last meal inside unveils unique predator

India Today  

They once flew in the skies of modern-day China, before they went extinct, but the discovery of their fossils has revealed that the creature, a dinosaur, was a generalist carnivore in the ancient ecosystem of dinosaurs. Researchers found a complete mammal foot inside the rib cage of the small, feathered dinosaur, making it the 21st such discovery. The findings of …

Dinosaur Mammal Perfectly Preserved Meal Inside
There are common traits among mammal and bird species facing extinction, scientists say
2 years, 10 months ago

There are common traits among mammal and bird species facing extinction, scientists say

ABC  

When it comes to animal and plant extinction, humans are the number one cause. Key points: Scientists have investigated the traits that make some animals more likely to be listed as endangered Most at risk were bird species that grow fast and have lots of offspring; and mammal species with long turnover times between generations In Australia, mammals with medium …

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Sea lions are dying from a mysterious cancer. The culprits? Herpes and DDT
3 years, 10 months ago

Sea lions are dying from a mysterious cancer. The culprits? Herpes and DDT

LA Times  

On a former Cold War missile base perched high above the Golden Gate Bridge, in what is now the largest marine mammal hospital in the world, Frances Gulland still remembers the shock she felt when she first started working here as a veterinarian 26 years ago. “Sea lions, they’re coming up on the beach, using the same waters that we …

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This 'Crazy Beast' From Madagascar Was a Weird Early Mammal That Lived Among Dinosaurs
4 years ago

This 'Crazy Beast' From Madagascar Was a Weird Early Mammal That Lived Among Dinosaurs

News 18  

Researchers have uncovered the fossil of an early mammal named the “crazy beast” that lived 66 million years ago alongside dinosaurs and giant crocodiles on Madagascar, and it’s unlike any mammal ever known, living or extinct. “Knowing what we know about the skeletal anatomy of all living and extinct mammals, it is difficult to imagine that a mammal like Adalatherium …

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Extinction of 558 Mammal Species Likely by 2100 If Conservation Efforts are Not Upped
4 years, 3 months ago

Extinction of 558 Mammal Species Likely by 2100 If Conservation Efforts are Not Upped

News 18  

By 2100, the number of mammal species going extinct globally is likely to reach 558 if conservation efforts are not stepped up, researchers have predicted. “On the basis of the IUCN -based scenario, we predict 558 mammal species’ extinctions globally by the year 2100,” the study authors wrote. For the study, Tobias Andermann from University of Gothenburg in Sweden and …

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