mammals
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One key factor may be the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, which helped populations of seals, sea lions, orcas, and other marine mammals recover after years of decline.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 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
The insects can generate their own body heat like mammals and produce antifreeze proteins similar to those found in Arctic fish.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
A survey from 2020 said there were just over 10,000 of the huge mammals in existence.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Emma said, as if he’d just said something like Cheetahs can run up to seventy-five miles per hour or Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
