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mammalian

[muh-may-lee-uhn, -mayl-yuhn] / məˈmeɪ li ən, -ˈmeɪl jən /


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Based on a review of existing scientific literature, the researchers found no previous reports of the same BFAs occurring in mammalian excretions or secretions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

"This completely changes our understanding of how mammalian immune systems can be organized and raises exciting new questions about why bats have been so evolutionarily successful and how they respond to viruses."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

During breeding season—roughly late April through most of August—they nest in underground burrows on offshore islands where mammalian predators such as mink, rats and foxes can’t get at them or their young.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

"There was so much prey available that mammalian predators couldn't have eaten it all," says Oscar Wilson, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

In addition, I mentioned factors disqualifying big mammalian candidates for domestication, but I did not tabulate how many candidates are disqualified by each factor on each continent.

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




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