mammal
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A private company plans to refloat the injured mammal from the sea floor by its flippers and onto a tarp attached to a tug boat, officials said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The discovery provides the first direct evidence that mammal ancestors laid eggs and also helps explain why Lystrosaurus became so successful in post-extinction ecosystems.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
The juvenile whale, affectionately dubbed "Willapa Willy" by locals, was first spotted last Wednesday in the north fork of the river, about 145 miles southwest of Seattle, the marine mammal research group said.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Purgatorius, a small mammal about the size of a shrew, appears in the fossil record shortly after the dinosaurs went extinct around 65.9 million years ago.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The most glaring difference between American and Eurasian food production involved big domestic mammal species.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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