If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal is renowned for its tigers, rhinos and snow leopards, but the country is also home to a rich diversity of smaller, less-studied mammals.

THE STARS AND STRIPES SALE NOW AT ASHLAND. THE MILWAUKEE COUNTY ZOO IS CLOSING ITS SMALL MAMMALS BUILDING. IT IS PART OF THE ZOO’S LONG TERM PLAN TO IMPROVE ANIMAL CARE. THE BUILDING HOUSES ANIMALS ...

Researchers have found that small mammal communities today are fundamentally different from even a few centuries ago, during North America’s pre-colonial past. They identified small mammal remains ...

After more than 60 years, the Milwaukee County Zoo is set to close its small mammals building, bidding farewell to its tiny tenants. Zoo officials have been concerned for some time that the building ...

Banner image: A golden-mantled ground squirrel packs its cheeks with food. (Credit: CC photo by Zachary S.L. Foster via Wikimedia Commons) The golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus ...

While researchers continue to deepen our understanding of plastic contamination throughout the environment, much of the focus centers on marine organisms and of course humans themselves. Scientists in ...

Illustration showing Repenomamus robustus as it attacks Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis moments before a volcanic debris flow buries them both, ca. 125 million years ago. (Michael Skrepnick via ...

Forest fragmentation has long been known to impact species survival: small, isolated populations with access to limited resources are at greater risk of extinction. In 1987, the Chiew Larn reservoir ...

Energy intake is a critical determinant of reproductive performance in small mammals, particularly during energetically demanding periods such as lactation. Recent investigations have revealed that ...

Cats kill billions of birds every year and even more tiny rodents and other mammals in the United States, a new study finds. According to the research, published Tuesday in the journal Nature ...