mammals

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It's not just raining cats and dogs, but otters, dolphins and multiple other water-dwelling mammals.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Newman also said snapping turtles would be unlikely to bite humans paddling in the water, but would target mammals living there such as water voles.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Beluga whales are among the most challenging marine mammals to study.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The mammals are: the bottlenose dolphin, the brown hare, the European hedgehog, the grey seal, the pine martin and the red fox.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Asked to describe and classify mammals, he scribbled down an incomplete and absurd system of taxonomy—omitting categories, inventing others, lumping kangaroos with beavers, and pigs with elephants.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee