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Evolutionarily speaking, it is in the interests of animals to have as many offspring as they can, so long as those offspring will themselves...

Fallow deer The fawns of most (but not all) deer species are born with spotted coats, which likely help to camouflage them among the dappled...

Titanotaria , a tuskless walrus Few people would argue that the walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus ) is not a distinctive animal. Indeed, it is so d...

We can tell a lot about animals by simply observing where they go. While studies on wild animals can cover a wide range of different topics,...

Palaeoglaux Most bird species are diurnal. Doubtless, if you're flying about and don't have sonar, as bats do, it helps to be able t...

Sambar Deer are predominantly woodland animals, so it's no surprise that the extensive warm forests of Southeast Asia, with their many i...

Lokotunjailurus Today, the hyena family consists of just four species. All of them live in Africa and, generally speaking, they look somewha...