Mammals

Fossil baleen whales from the Pacific Northwest contain insights into how the largest creatures on earth evolved.

Studying how bats are susceptible to land fragmentation, providing information on how to protect these animals.

How hard can a bat bite, and why does it matter? Curator Sharlene Santana explains the evolutionary insights to be learned from bite force.

Researchers sink their teeth into this tricky evolutionary question.

The Zambian and Tanzanian fossil beds preserved both plants and animals, providing information on paleoclimate before and after extinction.

Various bat species have different needs to survive, which can severely decrease their ability to cope with habitat fragmentation.

Seattle is abuzz after construction workers find an unexpected guest from the Ice Age.

Wolverines are one of the rarest and most elusive mammals in North America. Hunted near extinction they’re finally starting to return.

Monkeys have the most colorful faces of all mammals, and new research suggests that's not just a pretty face.