(CNN) — A small mammal with fluffy red-orange fur, a short bushy tail, and an adorable rounded face has leaped onto the raccoon family tree. Scientists at the Smithsonian in Washington announced ...

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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 ...

They're small, furry and look like mice — but scientists say they're actually a new species of hedgehogs. An international collaboration of researchers led by Smithsonian scientists identified five ...

Skeletal and life style reconstructions of Agilodocodon scansorius , a docodont mammaliaform is shown in this illustration courtesy of University of Chicago released to Reuters on February 12, 2015.

(CNN) — A small mammal with fluffy red-orange fur, a short bushy tail, and an adorable rounded face has leapt onto the raccoon family tree. Scientists at the Smithsonian in Washington announced ...