Delightful Creatures Photos of shrews yawning Jennifer Sandlin

animals Human and opossum are best friends Xeni Jardin

Science More mammals are becoming nocturnal so they can avoid humans David Pescovitz

News Yellowstone Grizzly Bear to be taken off Endangered Species list. Thanks, Trump. Xeni Jardin

mammals A crash course on the three types of mammal births Caroline Siede

cow Beaver leads a cow parade Jason Weisberger

animals Koala baby won't let go of mom while she undergoes surgery. Both survived being hit by a car. Xeni Jardin

Science Scientists win award for discovering mammals can breath through our anuses Allan Rose Hill

dolphins Horny dolphin blamed for incident that left 18 people injured Thom Dunn

australia The hands-in challenge, but with meerkats! And otters! And quolls! Jennifer Sandlin

animals That old pocketwatch you own might be lubricated with oil extracted from a dolphin's jaw Mark Frauenfelder

orcas Idiot attempts to "body slam" endangered killer whale (video) David Pescovitz

pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin

Science Whales attack and sink a yacht Jason Weisberger

Science Scientist identify the phonetic alphabet of whales Thom Dunn

mutants Mouse embryo engineered to have six legs, could work on people too David Pescovitz

avian flu Here's the latest on H5N1—avian flu—and some resources tracking the virus Jennifer Sandlin

capybara Pelicans will eat anything they can fit into their mouths Gail Sherman

Delightful Creatures Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to roam free in Germany Natalie Dressed