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Africa: Early Mammals Weren’t All Loners, As Scientists Thought – Some Already Lived in Pairs Alongside the Dinosaurs

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago010 mins

About 200 million years ago, furry little egg-laying creatures evolved the ability to feed their offspring with a secretion from some special glands: milk. Their evolutionary journey continued and by about 160 million years ago, the first mammals with a real placenta had come into being. Instead of laying eggs, they gave birth to live…

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Africa: Hotter Weather Thickens the Blood of Wild Mammals – In a World First We Traced This in African Striped Mice Using 12 Years’ Worth of Blood Samples

eriinfo.com9 months ago012 mins

Large wild mammals – from elephants to antelopes – are already struggling to cope with global warming. Now new research shows that even the small creatures adapted to harsh, arid landscapes may be reaching their limits. Even though they’re accustomed to living in semi-desert environments, the African striped mice of southern Africa are showing signs…