mammal
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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
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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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