“They were voracious beasts often devouring the whole bait before springing the trap,” Ulmer wrote. “Ham rind, coconut, meat, and walnuts were eaten. One shrew partially devoured the chicken head bait ...

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A new study identifies five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from Southeast Asia. The study used DNA analysis and physical characteristics to describe two entirely new species of soft-furred ...

Scientists identified five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia. Two of the species are entirely new to science, while the other three have been upgraded from the subspecies level ...

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Soft-furred hedgehog specimens deposited decades ago in the museum’s collection are new to science Emily Driehaus Hylomys dorsalis, one of the previous subspecies ...

Researchers found two entirely new species of soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia – and upgraded three subspecies to the level of species. All five are members of a hedgehog family known for being ...

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have discovered five new soft-furred hedgehogs in Southeast Asia. This comes after a "golden year" of discovery for hedgehog species, ...