mammal

We can honor the legacy of our national mammal by supporting the ranchers and markets bringing it back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It is a massive, hoofed mammal with a deep chest and pronounced hump at the shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Vianna is already examining penguin genomes for genetic differences associated with survival from avian influenza, a disease currently affecting penguin, bird and mammal populations around the world.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

Piper figured her friend would never forgive her if she brought Percy back transformed into a sea mammal.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

It’s caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis that infects fleas and the small mammals that host fleas, and there are actually three types of plague depending on which part of the body becomes infected.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Working with the Zoological Society of London, WWF tracks nearly 36,000 populations of almost 6,000 species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The sugar, found in most mammals but not in humans, prompts the antibodies that trigger an allergic reaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

He has seen the large marine mammals before, on planned trips where humpback whale sightings are not as unusual, but this experience was "a complete surprise".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Large mammals changed that: for the first time in human history, it became possible to move heavy goods in large quantities, as well as people, rapidly overland for long distances.

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