The African elephant is the world’s largest terrestrial mammal.
Ara Monadjem
Africa’s mammals are a global treasure that must be protected.
People could have caught the virus from wild shrews.
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The virus is related to Hendra and Nipah viruses. But we don’t know whether it spreads from human to human.
A reconstruction of Euchambersia with its venomous and ridged fangs.
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CT scanning allows scientists to observe and “dissect” fossils digitally using computer software - and to uncover secrets that are hundreds of millions of years old.
Four new mammal species have been discovered in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The mammals were…