mammals

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This indicates that these birds not only ingest alcohol but process it in a way similar to mammals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

A survey from 2020 said there were just over 10,000 of the huge mammals in existence.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Big domestic mammals also interacted with domestic plants in two ways to increase crop production.

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