mammals

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The catastrophic 1969 offshore oil spill in Santa Barbara killed thousands of sea birds and marine mammals.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This route may have remained active for land mammals much later than previously believed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

A survey from 2020 said there were just over 10,000 of the huge mammals in existence.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The region hosts the world's second-largest population of dugongs -- herbivorous marine mammals known as "sea cows" that are listed as vulnerable -- with an estimated 5,000 to 7,500 individuals.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

In September 1832, exploring the gray cliffs and low-lying clay bays near Punta Alta, he discovered an astonishing natural cemetery, with fossilized bones of enormous extinct mammals splayed out before him.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee