mammalian

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The focus of the convention on mammalian species over others like fish and insects has previously been a criticism of the agreement.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Rats share many key aspects of mammalian biology and can be raised under tightly controlled conditions, including identical diets.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

Perceptive viewers may have noticed a mammalian bias in the original — there were no reptiles to be found in its near-perfect society.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Each human and mammalian infection gives the virus an opportunity to mutate and evolve better ways of transmitting from person to person — a key benchmark for what makes a pathogen a pandemic-level threat.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

In addition, I mentioned factors disqualifying big mammalian candidates for domestication, but I did not tabulate how many candidates are disqualified by each factor on each continent.

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