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Why did primates evolve such big brains?
The Raw Story· 4 hours agoThanks to our large brains, humans and non-human primates are smarter than most mammals. The leading hypothesis for how primates evolved large& ...
UCLA-led Research Finds Acute Sense of Touch Helps Hummingbirds Hover Near Flowers Without Bumping...
Sierra Sun Times· 2 hours agoHummingbird flight mechanics have been well studied but far less is known about how their sense of...
Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoInstitute tested this idea for the first time—finding that the fruit-diet theory might be out of juice. The researchers used drone imaging, GPS tracking,...
Massive humpback whale skull discovered washed up on Atlantic coast
WCTV Tallahassee· 7 days agoA large portion of a humpback whale skull was discovered on the beach in North Carolina last week....
A Man Renovated His Wine Cellar—and Accidentally Found 40,000-Year-Old Mammoth Bones
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 3 hours ago-day humans have grown accustomed to setting mouse traps. Our ancestors from the Stone Age went for...
Buffalo roamed across Indiana for centuries. See what's being done to bring them back.
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBuffalo are the largest mammal on the continent, weighing up to 2,000 pounds and standing 6 feet...
No Place Like Home | Tim Flannery
New York Review of Books· 1 hour agoKingdon is perhaps best known globally as a naturalist and writer. More portable and better known, The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals is an...
Female sea otters use tools more than males
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry...
Yellowstone coyote not alone; can you spot the other mammal?
FTW Outdoors via Yahoo News· 7 days agoDirectly behind us, high atop a rocky peak, mountain goats maneuvered in and out of sight. They were...
Humpback whale washes ashore Oregon beach. Its death is a mystery, officials say
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“We have no reason to think there is a connection to the tar washing ashore,” he said in an email....