mammal
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A zoo is celebrating the birth of a giant anteater pup, which zoologists say is "considered the most threatened mammal in Central America".
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Small rodents such as rats and mice are known to produce laryngeal whistles, but horses are the first large mammal identified using this method.
From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026
It’s not exactly a chicken and dinosaur-egg question, but which came first, the mammal or the giant lizard?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
“No, an actual blue whale, the largest mammal on the planet.”
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
Vocabulary lists containing mammal
Tyrannosaurus Lex(icon)
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Life Science: Organisms and Taxonomy
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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