Animals With Best Capacity To Hold Breath Underwater
Animals who mostly live in the water and have lungs, like marine mammals, birds, and reptiles can’t filter oxygen from the water, so they have to surface to breathe in and out. Here are the few animals that are best at holding their breath underwater.
Jul 19, 2023, 13:10 PM IST
'Strange' marsupial giants roamed ancient Australia
More than 60 fossil specimens of palorchestids were examined, of varying geologic ages to characterize the function and evolution of their arms and legs.
Sep 16, 2019, 14:59 PM IST
'Gorillas, gibbons first mammals to embrace daytime activity'
The visual acuity and colour perception of simians is comparable to those of diurnal reptiles and birds -- groups that never left the daytime niche, the researchers said.
Our ancestors had powerful night-time vision
Mammals and reptiles share a common ancestor, with the earliest mammal-like animals appearing in the Late Triassic about 200 million years ago.
Apr 21, 2017, 16:09 PM IST
New research suggests global warming could make us shorter
A new research suggests that global warming could make us shorter over time.
Mar 17, 2017, 21:22 PM IST
Large mammals ideal ambassadors for conservation
A public declaration made last year by the same scientists had called for a global plan to prevent the world`s large mammals from slipping into oblivion.
Mar 14, 2017, 22:20 PM IST
This dog-sized mammalian reptile was the first animal to produce venom
According to the new study, computerised tomography (CT) scans of fossils of the dog-sized reptile, Therapsid Euchambersia, showed anatomical features, designed for venom production.
Feb 14, 2017, 16:34 PM IST
Bone gene can be repurposed for cognition in humans: Study
Researchers have identified a gene -- previously known only to regulate bone growth and muscle metabolism in mammals -- that can also act as a promoter of brain maturation, cognition and learning in human and non-human primates.
Nov 10, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
Herbivorous mammals possess bigger bellies, says study
The study revealed that on average, herbivorous mammals have a body cavity that is twice as big as carnivores of a similar body size.
Nov 04, 2016, 19:34 PM IST
Wildlife population has plunged 60 percent since 1970, says report
As per the report, the population if mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians has plunged owing to the human activities that have overwhelmed the environment.
Oct 27, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
Human breast milk is complex than other mammals
After one month, when the infant begins developing an adaptive immune system of his or her own, the composition of breast milk transitions so that levels of maternal antibodies drop by more than 90 percent.
Apr 20, 2016, 16:43 PM IST
For many species, noise pollution can be deadly
The disoriented damselfish were six times less likely to dart away from an attack, and more than twice as likely to wind up as some other fish`s meal, the study found.
Feb 05, 2016, 23:50 PM IST
Ancient mammals could regrow limbs: Study
The fossils used in the study derive from the collections of a number of Natural history museums among them the Museum fur Naturkunde Berlin.
Oct 28, 2015, 16:03 PM IST
Mammalian reproductive system highly-developed 48 million years ago
The fossil was discovered at the Messel pit near Frankfurt, Germany, and studied by Jens Lorenz Franzen and colleagues from Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt.
Oct 08, 2015, 18:09 PM IST
Rodent-like mammal survived dinosaur extinction
The discovery of a new fossil has given scientists an insight into how rodent-like mammal survived extinction of dinosaurs.
Oct 05, 2015, 17:19 PM IST
Turns out fishes too watch each others` back
Fishes may be better at helping each other out than previously believed as a new study suggests that some of them really do look after their mates.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:24 PM IST
How deep-diving whales may help create synthetic blood
As per a recent study, deep-diving whales can hold answer for synthetic blood.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:21 PM IST
Fish too look after their mates!
When it comes to helping each other out, it turns out that some fish are better at it than previously thought as researchers have found that pairs of rabbitfish cooperate and support each other while feeding.
Sep 25, 2015, 20:49 PM IST
