As with all life forms, elephants have evolved over time from ungulates to near ungulates or subungulates as they are called today. Their unusually shaped feet are quite similar to that of ungulates, ...

Insects are declining across Europe. Czech scientists have determined this decline can be mitigated by returning large ...

Traditionally ungulates were considered even or odd-toed hoofed animals, however, as genetics demonstrated new relationships between species, the number of animals who qualify as ungulates expanded.

A study conducted by the Wildlife Society revealed a strange habit of ungulates. Species like pronghorn tend to avoid utility scale solar instillations, which seem to disrupt animal movement and ...

A new study in southeast Spain underscores the distinct roles of wild and domestic ungulates in shaping vegetation dynamics, emphasizing the importance of preserving traditional transhumant grazing ...

The observed increase of body size in ungulates during the 20 million years before the Pleistocene is driven by the process of species selection, according to researchers. Bigger ungulate species ...

Rodents and rabbits are sister groups, but while rodents have diversified to over 2,000 living species and an enormous range of body sizes, lagomorphs (rabbits, hares, and pikas) are limited to fewer ...

Above: Artist's depiction of three new species of fossil condylarths: From left to right, Conacodon hettingeri, Miniconus jeanninae and Beornus honeyi. (Credit: Banana Art Studio) Paleontologists at ...