Mammals are among the most adaptable animals ... Even more social are some of the herbivores, especially hoofed animals like deer and zebra. By living in large groups, they gain both protection ...

Many, such as leaf insects, moths, a variety of frogs and small lizards, and herbivorous mammals, are cryptically colored to make them more difficult to see. Behaviorally, they freeze after ...

Skeleton shows Mixodectes pungens lived in trees and primarily ate leaves during the Paleocene epoch, highlighting its unique ...

Hippos are said to account for more human deaths throughout Africa per year than any other mammal, except the lion. A pattern emerged. African herbivores were simply too aggressive for human control.

Similarly, some carnivorous mammals have stable blood sugar levels despite protein-heavy diets, while certain herbivores show ...

DESCRIPTION: The American pika is a small, herbivorous mammal with thick, light brown fur. It is about six to eight inches long and weighs four to six ounces. The animal is generally egg-shaped, with ...

The American pika — a small, herbivorous, conspicuously cute mammal related to rabbits and hares — is adapted to the cold climate in high-elevation boulder fields and alpine meadows in the mountains ...