| | Bigger Wrens Sing Lower Notes Recent research has revealed that the lower the pitch of a male purple-crowned fairy wren, the larger the bird. In a study led by Dr. Michelle Hall of the University... Read more | Large Herbivores Dampen Effects of Climate Change The interactions betwen members of an ecological community play an important role in stabilizing those communities as climate changes, a new study suggests. Eric Post, a professor of biology at... Read more | Grassland Birds Threatened by Pesticides Pesticides are causing the widespread decline of grassland birds throughout the United States, a recent study suggests. The study, led by Dr. Pierre Mineau of Environment Canada, examines twenty-three years... Read more | Mammals Mammals are a group of vertebrates that includes about 21 groups such as anteaters, bats, carnivores, cetaceans, elephants, marsupials, primates, rodents and many others. There are about 5,400 species of mammals alive today. Mammals first appeared about 200 million years ago during the Jurassic Period. The articles listed below provide information about the characteristics, classification and evolution of mammals. | | | | Related Searches | | | | Featured Articles | | | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com | | | | Must Reads | | | Follow me on: | | | | Advertisement | |
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