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What is the specialty of Australia with respect to mammals?

Australia is known for its unique and diverse mammal species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Here are some of the ways in which...

October 29, 2017

World Elephant Day

World Elephant Day is observed every year on 12 August to raise global awareness about the preservation and protection of elephants, one of the planet’s most majestic and...

August 14, 2017

Gaj Yatra

Gaj Yatra is a nationwide conservation campaign launched in India in August 2017 with the aim of protecting and securing elephant corridors across the country. The initiative seeks...

August 12, 2017

Ganges River Dolphins

Indian Government has notified the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) as India’s National Aquatic Animal. It is also known as Susu because of the sound it produces...

December 25, 2015

Rodent species that doesn’t chew discovered in Indonesia

A species of rat that doesn’t chew was discovered in Indonesia. Out of 2200 known species of rodents, this is the only one which lacks molars and instead...

August 25, 2012

Origin of the Singing Mice discovered

Scientists discovered the origin of singing mice that use songs to communicate. The discovery can help identify genes that affect language in humans. The singing mice are brown...

August 22, 2012

Juramaia sinensis: Great Grandmother of all placental mammals

Juramaia is an extinct genus of a eutherian mammal from late Middle Jurassic deposits of western Liaoning, China. Its well-preserved fossil, unearthed in the fossil-rich region of Liaoning...

November 4, 2011