Smaller-bodied ruminants forage primarily for the highest energy intake, while equids -- which tend to be larger -- choose to forage in areas close to surface water, with less attention to forage ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chevrotains are among the smallest hoofed mammals on Earth, standing little more than a foot tall. Despite their size, they share deep evolutionary roots with much larger ungulates. Researchers study ...

Berlin, Germany (November, 2014) – Closely related groups can differ dramatically in their diversity, but why this happens is a fundamental question in evolutionary biology, dating back to Darwin's ...

Research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student involving about 50 scientists from across the globe has provided new insights into the behavior of ungulates (hoofed animals) as it relates to ...