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mammal

[mam-uhl] / ˈmæm əl /
NOUN
animal
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As marine mammal rehabilitators brace for the grim possibility of mass strandings in Southern California, rescuers on beaches to the north worry about another dynamic.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"We've never seen anything like this in a mammal before," said Hannah Frank, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Tulane University School of Science and Engineering and corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

Zookeepers will need to coax every bird, reptile, fish and mammal - from the largest rodents in the world to the greenest katydids - to the weighing scale.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

In that sense, they can reveal information about lifestyle in much the same way that mammal teeth can reveal information about diet.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Mole slid out of the culvert and sniffed his way along a small mammal trail.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

As semi-aquatic mammals, beavers are known for building dams that create ponds and wetlands.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Mentmore Towers, in rural Buckinghamshire, was served a listed-building repairs notice in August, urging the owners to carry out a survey of the flying mammals and repair masonry.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Mayer normally studies mammals from the Quaternary period, which is far more recent than the age of the dinosaur fossils.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

The deer also reduce habitat and food sources for native birds and mammals, like the endemic Catalina Island fox, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

He refused to accept Louis Agassiz’s idea of ice ages–"the refrigeration of the globe," as he dismissively termed it–and was confident that mammals "would be found in the oldest fossiliferous beds."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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