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mammal

noun as in animal

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Wire traps, or snares, are often set for antelope - both for food and illegal trade - but many large mammals become victims as by-catch.

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The recordings revealed a surprising finding: these bats target large prey such as frogs, birds, and small mammals.

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In most mammal species, females live longer -- for example, female baboons and gorillas often surpass males in age.

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Within just 300,000 years, mammals began rapidly diversifying, developing new diets, sizes, and ecological roles.

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He envisions a fully restored, publicly accessible lighthouse being used as “nature’s classroom,” by people who stay for days at a time to study marine mammals, birds, weather patterns, and tides.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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