mammals

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They competed with early relatives of crocodiles and mammals for survival.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The trust said a phased approach was preferable, with the semi-aquatic mammals released at about 10 suitable sites over several years.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Professor Ben Garrod, from the University of East Anglia, said while the piece could potentially be a mammoth's bone, it is possible it may also have come from a multitude of other large mammals.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The catastrophic 1969 offshore oil spill in Santa Barbara killed thousands of sea birds and marine mammals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In September 1832, exploring the gray cliffs and low-lying clay bays near Punta Alta, he discovered an astonishing natural cemetery, with fossilized bones of enormous extinct mammals splayed out before him.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee