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Scientists say it is the furthest recorded distance for any African land mammal searching for a mate, offering hope that wildlife can travel across vast distances despite growing human pressures.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Today, they account for 20% of all mammal species, occupy habitats on every continent except Antarctica, and have adapted to a wide range of ecological niches.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

As marine mammal rehabilitators brace for the grim possibility of mass strandings in Southern California, rescuers on beaches to the north worry about another dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Just this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Whale Awareness Act, which requires integrating marine mammal protection efforts and education into state boater safety courses and vessel registration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

It’s thus straightforward to review a region’s big mammals and to test whether the lack of mammal domestication in some regions was due to the unavailability of suitable wild species, rather than to local peoples.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Mentmore Towers, in rural Buckinghamshire, was served a listed-building repairs notice in August, urging the owners to carry out a survey of the flying mammals and repair masonry.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

As semi-aquatic mammals, beavers are known for building dams that create ponds and wetlands.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

At first, the remains were thought to belong to large prehistoric mammals that may have lived alongside ancient humans.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

In humans and all other known mammals, the heavy chains are produced using a single set of genes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

There I could be with a group of people who were all really knowledgeable about African mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall