mammal
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The marine mammal, which had become trapped in netting, was filmed swimming in the River Orwell in Ipswich as crowds gathered to catch a glimpse.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
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
The researchers were also able to place the new species within the mammal family tree using MorphoBank, a comprehensive research platform for studying mammalian evolutionary relationships.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The slightly soggy marine mammal was spotted by locals "dangerously" crossing Hutt Road in Wellington on Sunday afternoon, police said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Sixty million of them would have been more than sixty billion pounds of grouchy, fast- moving mammal pounding the plains.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Remarkably, Megacauda sungei already possessed evidence of this anatomical development millions of years before modern mammals appeared.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
But not like us higher mammals, some of which have even become quite adept at problem-creation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Coconut crabs, also known as Robber crabs, emerge at night to hunt for small mammals and seabirds, and will force the search crew to spend nights on their ship for their own safety.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine mammals are affected by human-made noise.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Hence all predators, even highly developed mammals such as cats, would starve.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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