Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some ...

Arthur Dunn, who is always on the lookout for nature, spotted this trio of white- tailed deer in Buttonwoods recently. He’d ...

But what about the mammals roaming the earth alongside them? In a new study published in Science, an international team of scientists has discovered that early mammals had dark and dull fur, no matter ...

Finally, there’s this; whitetails adore perennials. While they’re no miracle cure (perennials won’t be as attractive to deer in northern climes after late-fall frosts and snow nip them ...

Lansing — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it is "open" to negotiating changes to penalties associated with a controversial deer baiting ban in the Lower Peninsula, a move that ...

The Chicago City Council on Wednesday voted down an effort to ban the sale of new fur products in the city, while approving a handful of settlements in police misconduct lawsuits. Aldermen voted ...

A study of the fossilised fur of six mammals that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods has found they all had greyish-brown fur. “They were dinosaur food,” says Matthew Shawkey at ...

Yet, it seems the most visible trend taking over almost every catwalk, from the household names to the new up-and-comers, could actually be the most controversial, as fur makes a comeback after ...

We’ve all got busy schedules, so when it comes to maximizing our shed-hunting efforts, it’s natural to ask, When do deer shed their antlers? And, ideally, we'd like as precise an answer as ...

The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the animals’ colours would have helped them blend into the night. Dark brown was in ...