mammalian
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Many longtime residents have developed habits to calm their minds during these exceptional conditions — meditation, a dip in the ocean to trigger the calming mammalian dive response, support groups to talk through the pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Its basic functions have been preserved throughout mammalian evolution.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
This ability has played an important role in mammalian evolution.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Similarly, the development of the neocortex, which is exclusively mammalian and, according to Lori Marino of the Whale Sanctuary Project, provides for “self-awareness, social cognition, some form of memory, problem solving.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
These are all mammalian characteristics, all important for the development of intelligent beings.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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