mammals
Example Sentences
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He adds they are important parts of the food chain and support birds, small mammals, fish and other wildlife.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
"But we found no evidence of shivering. Snow flies instead likely produce heat at the cellular level, more similar to how mammals and even some plants generate heat."
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
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
He knew they sprayed a stinky smell to protect themselves, and he knew they were mammals, and he knew they were omnivores because they ate bugs and smaller animals and plants, too.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
