Leucism, broadly defined as the lack of melanin pigmentation, occurs in many animal
species. Most studies on leucism and other colour aberrations are based on opportunistic …

Simple Summary This case report highlights two wild juvenile American black bears that
were admitted to a rehabilitation facility but were euthanized due to severe immobility and …

Giraffes exhibit a large sexual dimorphism in body size. Whether sexual dimorphisms also
exist in body proportions of the axial and appendicular skeleton has been debated …

Congenital deformities and neoplasia are poorly documented in wildlife, owing to the
difficulty of detection in wild populations. Congenital deformities may lead to premature …

Understanding and monitoring wildlife behavior is crucial in ecology and biomechanics, yet
challenging due to the limitations of current methods. To address this issue, we introduce …

In the evolution of proboscideans, the emergence of dwarf and semi-dwarf forms occurred
repeatedly, on various territories and at various times, due to a lack of resources caused by …

We describe the first known case of disproportionate dwarfism in bats. The specimen is an
adult male Seba's short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758), captured in a …

Estimations of crab density, sex-ratio, and body sizes are difficult. Though the 'burrow
excavation'method is widely used to estimate these parameters in surface-active crabs, it is …

В эволюции хоботных появление карликовых и полукарликовых форм происходило
неоднократно, на разных территориях и в разное время, вследствие недостатка …

In the evolution of proboscideans, the appearance of dwarf and semi-dwarf forms occurred
repeatedly, in different territories and at different times, due to a lack of resources caused by …