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mammal

[mam-uhl] / ˈmæm əl /
NOUN
animal
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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

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

Dr. Mark Dyble of Cambridge's Department of Archaeology examined the ratio of full siblings to half-siblings across many mammal species, as well as among human populations spanning thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Dates of domestication provide a third line of evidence confirming Gabon’s view that early herding peoples quickly domesticated all big mammal species suitable for being domesticated.

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




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