Mammals

The Phantom of the Canopy Imagine a creature so elusive that many people who live in its habitat their entire lives never see one....

In a world obsessed with speed, the loris has mastered the art of moving so slowly it becomes invisible. These wide-eyed primates look...

Deep beneath the bamboo groves of Asia, a chunky rodent with the digging prowess of a miniature bulldozer and the culinary status of a...

The Stinkiest Animal You've Never Heard Of Move over, skunks—there's a new champion of chemical warfare in town, and it's been perfecting...

In the canopy of South Asian forests, a troupe of silver-furred primates leaps through the trees with the grace of circus performers....

Meet the Hyena That Went Vegetarian (Sort Of) In the African savanna, where lions roar and hyenas cackle over carcasses, there lives a...

In the dense forests of Latin America prowls a cat so elusive that many people who live in its territory have never seen one. Weighing...

Breaking the Villain Stereotype Thanks to a certain Disney movie and centuries of bad press, hyenas have been branded as the cowardly,...

Imagine a creature that looks like a cat crossed with a raccoon, smells like expensive perfume, and poops out coffee beans worth more...

The Pocket-Sized Predator That Puts Fighter Jets to Shame In the tropical forests of Central and South America, a creature no bigger than...

The Cat That Isn't a Cat Picture this: a creature with the grace of a cat, the face of a fox, and the climbing skills of a monkey, all...

Alpine marmots are often overlooked in discussions about fascinating wildlife, yet these rotund, charismatic rodents have developed some...

Picture a guinea pig that decided to become a desert survival expert, crossed paths with a chinchilla at a yoga retreat, and emerged with...

In the grand theater of nature, where most predators rely on stealth, strength, or speed, the stoat has chosen a different path:...

Picture a honey badger that decided ground life was too boring, hit the gym, learned parkour, and moved to the tropical rainforest....

The Mustelid That Named a Whole Category of Stench Before we dive into the fascinating world of polecats, let's address the elephant—or...

The Identity Crisis with Claws Imagine walking through a Southeast Asian rainforest when suddenly you catch a whiff of freshly buttered...

Introduction: Masters of the Vertical World Perched on seemingly impossible cliff faces, defying gravity with casual confidence, the...

Introduction: Meet Europe's Strangest Mammal Hidden in the pristine mountain streams of the Pyrenees and isolated pockets of Russia lives...

Introduction: Beyond the Myths Deep in the forests and caves of Latin America, as moonlight filters through dense canopy, a small shadow...