Synapsida

Xenorophus Other than their obvious physical adaptations, one of the most familiar features of dolphins and whales is their ability to use u...

One of the distinguishing features of mammals is that they invest a lot of time and effort in caring for their young. Of course, birds do th...

A few weeks ago , I talked about how group-living mammals decide when and where to move, and how their decision-making leadership is structu...

Sunda stink badger As I mentioned at the beginning of this series , for most of the 20th century, skunks were thought to be mustelids, membe...

Proailurus As new herbivores entered Europe at the Grande Coupure , carnivores were bound to follow. As with their prey, these Asian newcome...

By human standards, the majority of mammal species are comparatively antisocial. Some actively avoid others of their kind outside of the mat...

Dinocrocuta I suspect that most non-specialists would assume that hyenas are fairly closely related to dogs. They certainly look more like d...