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Marsupial Pictures
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Marsupials are mammals that commonly bear a pouch such as kangaroos and koalas. Learn more by viewing these marsupial pictures.
How Meerkats Work
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Meerkats are highly social mammals that live in the Kalahari Desert. Learn about meerkats and the meerkat family structure.
Pikas Are the Pikachus of the Wild
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Pikas are little mammals that, though they may look like rodents, are more closely related to rabbits.
How Bull Sharks Work
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Bull sharks are one of the deadliest of sharks in existence. Read about bull sharks and why they eat mammals like dogs.
Think Dimetrodon Was a Dinosaur? Think Again
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Dimetrodon may look for all the world like a dinosaur, but in reality, was a member of the same clade, or group of animals, that gave rise to mammals.
New Coconut-eating, Tree-dwelling Giant Rat Species Discovered
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What is the new mammal Uromys vika? Learn more about the newly discovered tree rat in this HowStuffWorks article.
Squirrels Get Jacked During Hibernation; No Weights Needed!
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Hibernating mammals like ground squirrels can build some muscle mass during their big sleep, with the help of gut bacteria.
Could a Platypus Poison Me?
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Platypus poison incapacitates competing male platypuses during mating season. Learn about platypus poison and other odd platypus features.
What is the big deal about milk? Why do people treat it like some kind of miracle drink?
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What is the big deal about milk? Why do people treat it like some kind of miracle drink? Learn more about milk in this article.
Do whales and dolphins sleep?
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Whale sleep patterns are different from land mammals in that they are never really unconscious when they sleep. Learn about whale sleep patterns.