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mammal

[mam-uhl] / ˈmæm əl /
NOUN
animal
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Viñola López was mainly studying the mammal bones left behind by the owls when he noticed something unusual while cleaning the fossils.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Since eliminating red meat, gelatin and other products made from mammal parts, Walsh still has experienced severe reactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The arrival of a new bull giraffe at a safari park could help save one of the world's rarest species of the mammal.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

However, the aquatic mammal was already considered ailing and close to death when a final, last-ditch attempt was made earlier in May.

From BBC May 31, 2026

Naturally, almost any mammal species that is sufficiently large is capable of killing a human.

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

Dr Alan Puttock, from the University of Exeter in Devon, said dams and ponds created by the mammals held water, slowed its flow and provided refuge for wildlife struggling in the parched countryside.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Earlier research in mammals suggested that certain neuropeptides, which are small molecules used by the brain to communicate, may have shifted from regulating hunger to encouraging parental behavior.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

During the 2015-16 season, for instance, Dungeness crabs off the coast of California were infected by a harmful algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, which causes domoic acid poisoning in crabs, fish, birds and marine mammals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The warming of the ocean surface is forcing anchovies and sardines -- which the mammals eat -- to seek cooler waters, either at deeper levels or farther north.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

She felt restless like the birds and mammals, and in the middle of the night she awakened and peered out at the sky.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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