Large terrestrial mammals are vulnerable to the acoustic sounds of drones, technological systems which are increasingly used to study the wildlife in open habitats such as the savanna and marshes.

African striped mice are used to desert conditions but are showing dehydration as climate change heats up their environment.

A new study published in the Journal of Biogeography details a compilation of the most comprehensive record to date of large mammals that once roamed the Arabian Peninsula (AP) during the Holocene.

Now, new research from Aarhus University reveals that those large mammals that survived, also experienced a dramatic decline. By studying the DNA of 139 living species of large mammals, the scientists ...

The changing climate has dramatically changed the migration patterns of several large mammals in Iran, a new study found. Researchers from Shahid Beheshti University and Iran's Department of ...

Prehistoric humans hunt a woolly mammoth. More and more research shows that this species – and at least 46 other species of megaherbivores – were driven to extinction by humans. The debate has raged ...

Vera Weisbecker receives funding from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH; CE170100015) and Future Fellowship FT180100634. She is a ...

Diana Setterberg MSU News Service Oct 30, 2025 Oct 30, 2025 A study of nine species of large mammals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has revealed that their behavioral responses to summer heat ...

Horses have developed long faces simply 'because they can,' a team of evolutionary biologists say. In a major review of how mammalian heads evolve, scientists found that adaptations to feeding explain ...

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In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...