Land Mammals
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![Norway Lemming (Lemmus lemmus) among autumn coloured bearberries and blackberries.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oZWqqe8kPUmqTMU8HKPi4E-320-80.jpg)
Do lemmings actually jump off of cliffs?
By Hannah Loss published
Do these tundra-inhabiting rodents actually jump to their deaths as depicted in a 1958 wildlife documentary?
![A cat getting measured by a vet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jKwT5tGfT6rEKEDwwXG8TD-320-80.jpg)
Here's what happens when cats get too fat (it involves acidic poop)
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Obesity is wreaking havoc on cats' digestive systems, causing "significant changes" in their gut microbial compositions and giving them highly acidic poop.
![Two people stand next to the model of a woolly mammoth in a workshop.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yqbCsRKhfM2qKx8JbkAB6n-320-80.jpg)
'It's really quite remarkable': An interview with elephant expert Ross MacPhee about the giant pachyderms
By Laura Geggel published
In this interview, elephant expert Ross MacPhee explains how the giant animals' tusks record every week of their lives and why their noses are so remarkable.
![A woman and child look at the full-size model of a woolly mammoth with curly tusks at a museum exhibit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zx6WAUDZXyZTDznsooKoUj-320-80.jpg)
Dwarf elephants and shedding mammoths shine at NYC's 'Secret World of Elephants'
By Laura Geggel published
A new show on "The Secret World of Elephants" at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City dishes on the evolution and remarkable lives of these huge (and sometimes dwarf) pachyderms.
![Elephants of different sizes march towards the camera, kicking dust up from the dry mud beneath them](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jpq2UVvhn3cv3hEXLSVvC-320-80.jpg)
Elephants give each other names — the 1st non-human animals to do so, study claims
By Richard Pallardy published
Elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park appear to call to each other with individual names using low, complex "rumbles," a study has found.
![three chimpanzees sitting together looking at something in one of their hands](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asjEEVicJ4wFgqNkEj8GqH-320-80.jpg)
Chimps use military tactic only ever seen in humans before
By Patrick Pester published
Scientists have discovered that chimps living in Côte d'Ivoire carry out surveillance on each other to avoid or incite conflict — much like in human military operations.
![A close-up of a bear's open mouth as it roars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FatpU3qUnZYt7HNbGj7Eeh-320-80.jpg)
Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim
By Harry Baker published
Japanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.
![two photos showing wolves carrying sea otters in their jaws](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/25Mxotiz8u8hGErHEafqgU-320-80.jpg)
Watch rare footage of wolf hunting sea otter in Alaska at low tide
By Carys Matthews published
Coastal wolves in Alaska have learned to kill marine mammals, and have developed a "unique" lone hunting strategy to take down prey, scientists have said.
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