@jvertbiol.bsky.social🔎 A rare glimpse into the intimate life of an endangered mammal!
🦦 Camera traps capture steppe polecats mating in the wild for the first time, revealing male den preparation and at least 1 h 40 min of mate guarding.
#mammalogy @bioblogo.bsky.social @crisflows.bsky.social
@mammalbiology.bsky.social4/4 One more elephant-like surprise? Hyraxes have long and sharp upper incisors, and their complex social behaviour includes vocal communication with a surprisingly rich repertoire of calls.
#MammalMonday #Mammalogy #RockHyrax #ProcaviaCapensis #AfricanMammals
@aussieanimals.bsky.socialEchidnas lay eggs, have no teeth, and can drop their body temperature to sit out a bushfire underground.
One of only five monotreme species left anywhere on earth.
@aussieanimals.bsky.socialKangaroo or wallaby? It is not one feature.
Size, leg proportion and tooth structure together, and even then the boundary is more convention than biology.
@aussieanimals.bsky.socialAustralia's carnivorous marsupials include a species where every male dies after his first breeding season.
The antechinus mates until his immune system collapses. That is the whole life plan.
@jvertbiol.bsky.socialEgyptian fruit bats in Cyprus have declined by 85% since 2005...
Long-term monitoring links the collapse to roost disturbance and declining food availability; partial recovery since 2018 offers a glimmer of hope 🙏
@aussieanimals.bsky.socialMarsupials give birth to young at an extraordinarily early stage and finish the job in a pouch.
In a continent of unreliable rainfall, being able to pause a pregnancy turns out to be a very good strategy.
@mammalbiology.bsky.social5/5 The study also highlights how much remains to be discovered—even among mammals we thought we knew well. 🔬🐈
📖 Lescroart et al. (2026), Current Biology
🔗 www.cell.com/current-biol...
#MammalMonday #Mammalogy #Felidae #Leopardus #Museomics #Phylogenomics #Biodiversity #Bolivia
@jvertbiol.bsky.socialHidden in Rwanda’s montane rainforests: 25 small-mammal species in Nyungwe National Park
DNA barcoding confirmed most records and revealed Lophuromys cinereus – a new record for Rwanda! 🐁
#JVertBiol #mammalogy
@ivb-cas.bsky.social
@secem-sicem.bsky.social🐐 First-ever record of flea parasitism in the Iberian ibex!
A flea (Pulex irritans) has been detected for the first time on Capra pyrenaica.
@mammalbiology.bsky.socialThe Annual Meeting 2026 draws to a close and we’re looking back on an inspiring week! 🐾
Thank you to all speakers, presenters, participants and everyone who made this 100th anniversary meeting so special! 🎉
@mfnberlin.bsky.social
@tenuretracker.bsky.socialLeibniz Gemeinschaft (@leibniz-gemeinschaft.de) is hiring:
Research Scientist and Curator of the section Vertebrata (Tenure Track)
@jvertbiol.bsky.socialWhen sika deer strip bark, which trees are most at risk and where?
A nationwide study reveals striking differences among 255 tree species, a peak in damage around 11.5 cm DBH and strong spatial patterns across Japan 🌳🗾
@bioone.bsky.socialDiscover top and trending #zoology research from Annals of Carnegie Museum, Australian Journal of Zoology @csiropublishing.bsky.social, and Mammalian Species @mammalogists.bsky.social
Free to read through Sept. 30: bio-one.co/4wi19Gb