Our lands are laden with mammals of all shapes and sizes, from the smallest shrews and moles to ginormous hippos and elephants. Live Science provides you with all the biggest land mammal research, with our expert team of writers and editors bringing the latest news, features and articles about land mammals, such as cannibal monkeys, mini kangaroos and jaguar bromances.
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Common degu: Oversized hamsters with societies governed by pee
Common degus clean themselves and communicate with urine, and they can detach their own tails to escape predators.
Yellowstone's 'queen of the wolves' killed by rival pack after living to 11 years old and having 10 litters of pups
Record-breaking Wolf 907F, the alpha of the Junction Butte pack, died after a confrontation with a rival pack at Yellowstone River on Christmas Day.
Killer squirrels have developed taste for flesh — and voles are running for their lives
Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, California.
How do cats get their spots?
Scientists have identified some of the involved genes behind cats' spots, but there's still a piece missing.
Do cats communicate with their tails?
From tail up to tail down, what do different cat tail positions and movements mean?
Mountain lions in Los Angeles are becoming nocturnal to avoid humans
The mountain lions of Greater Los Angeles are becoming more active at night to cope with humans hiking, cycling and jogging in their habitat.
Smarter dogs have smaller brains, surprising study reveals
A study looking at the brain size of different breeds relative to their skulls reveals how humans have altered the species through artificial selection.
Vampire bats have a really strange way of getting energy, scientists discover after putting them on treadmills
Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the animals on tiny treadmills.
