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mammal

[mam-uhl] / ˈmæm əl /
NOUN
animal
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Transported in specialised cold-water containers by truck and plane, the animals were accompanied throughout the journey by marine mammal veterinarians.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Conservationists say mink have a devastating impact on other wildlife, with the water vole, the UK's fastest-declining mammal, their main targets.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Since eliminating red meat, gelatin and other products made from mammal parts, Walsh still has experienced severe reactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Researchers at the University of Rochester showed that one of those biological advantages can be moved into another mammal.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

If anything, it stood even more upright: at the end of the long chain of adaptive evolution was the well-adjusted, best-erected, most perfected mammal of them all: humans.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In 2015, the semi-aquatic mammals were reintroduced to the wild in the River Otter, Devon, and in February this year four pairs were released to Par and Fowey rivers in Cornwall.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Paul Davies, countryside manager for the area, says a large number of nesting birds will have died as well as reptiles, small mammals and amphibians.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

During the 2015-16 season, for instance, Dungeness crabs off the coast of California were infected by a harmful algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, which causes domoic acid poisoning in crabs, fish, birds and marine mammals.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The warming of the ocean surface is forcing anchovies and sardines -- which the mammals eat -- to seek cooler waters, either at deeper levels or farther north.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

They kill more people each year than do any other African mammals, including even lions.

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




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