mammal
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A zoo is celebrating the birth of a giant anteater pup, which zoologists say is "considered the most threatened mammal in Central America".
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Purgatorius, a small mammal about the size of a shrew, appears in the fossil record shortly after the dinosaurs went extinct around 65.9 million years ago.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Small rodents such as rats and mice are known to produce laryngeal whistles, but horses are the first large mammal identified using this method.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
Havermeyer would chortle exultantly as he watched the tiny mammal freeze and roll its terrified eyes about in frantic search of the intruder.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing mammal
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