The Unusual Move Otters Make to Add Insulation and Stay Warm
The sea otter’s grooming regimen will be familiar to anyone with a cat. Like cats, sea otters spend considerable time licking ...
C&EN29 天
Colossal Biosciences engineers mice with woolly mammoth traits
The team identified gene variants found in the mammoth and Asian elephant genomes that researchers hypothesized were involved in traits such as “hair color, the length of guard hairs ...
SUNY-ESF2 年
Woodland Jumping Mouse
The back is dark brown to black with yellowish guard hairs, the sides are yellowish orange with scattered, black guard hairs. The underparts are creamy white. Large individuals may weigh as much as 26 ...
The Scientist3 年
Some Mammals May Use Specialized Hairs to Detect Predators’ Heat
When observed under a microscope, guard hairs from mice resemble optical sensors used in thermal cameras to detect heat, according to a new study. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, ...