mammal

Example Sentences

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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 Literature

Despite living in water, manatees were mammals like us.

From Literature

Animals, like pocket gophers, deer mice, shrews, voles, and other small mammals, were still in their winter burrows.

From Literature

The decline of lions and pandas often captures global attention, but a quieter and potentially more damaging crisis is unfolding among small mammals.

From Science Daily

Semi-natural grassland also continues to be lost, despite being seen as a priority habitat and vital for a whole range of plants, fungi, insects, ground-nesting birds, small mammals and reptiles.

From BBC