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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

Every other known mammal has only one such set of genes.

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

Just this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Whale Awareness Act, which requires integrating marine mammal protection efforts and education into state boater safety courses and vessel registration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

In contrast, the Americas had only one species of big domestic mammal, the llama / alpaca, confined to a small area of the Andes and the adjacent Peruvian coast.

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

Some of the best clues to living a long, healthy life may be hidden in the DNA of bats, mammals that can survive for remarkably long periods relative to their body size.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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 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