Beloved manatees had their day - but their homes remain in danger - Manatees were celebrated across the country on Wednesday.

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 ...

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.

Not surprisingly, capsaicin, the compound that gives chilies their hot flavor, affects mammals but not birds (Tewksbury & Nabhan 2001). Instead of directly defending against herbivores ...

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 ...

Similarly, some carnivorous mammals have stable blood sugar levels despite protein-heavy diets, while certain herbivores show variability unrelated to their plant-based food intake. “The lack of an ...

Some herbivores also changed their schedule ... Patterson et al, Effects of human presence on African mammal waterhole attendance and temporal activity patterns, Journal of Zoology (2024).