Synapsida

Bearded pig Thanks to their adaptability, wild boar are a remarkably widespread species, being found from Portugal to Japan. All of thei...

Palaeotragus The Early and Mid parts of the Miocene epoch were, for the most part, times when the world was much warmer than it is today...

Bats, of course, are not blind. There eyesight is, in fact, pretty good in the majority of species. Which makes sense for an animal that h...

Whether or not a given species of animal lives in groups is something of a trade-off. Several different factors are involved, but just one...

European wild boar Generally speaking, the wild ancestors of agricultural animals have not fared particularly well. Wild goats are a thr...

The majority of living cetacean species belong to a group called the odontocetes , or "toothed whales". Most of them aren't ...

Mammals tend to have a particular area in which they live most of their lives and conduct their various activities. This is known as the a...