mammal

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The juvenile whale, affectionately dubbed "Willapa Willy" by locals, was first spotted last Wednesday in the north fork of the river, about 145 miles southwest of Seattle, the marine mammal research group said.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s not exactly a chicken and dinosaur-egg question, but which came first, the mammal or the giant lizard?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Dr. Mark Dyble of Cambridge's Department of Archaeology examined the ratio of full siblings to half-siblings across many mammal species, as well as among human populations spanning thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

It has been known to attack most kinds of large land mammal and, unusually for a dragon, the Ridgeback will also feed on water-dwelling creatures.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling