mammals
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One key factor may be the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, which helped populations of seals, sea lions, orcas, and other marine mammals recover after years of decline.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
The system behind this process is buried deep in the hypothalamus, an ancient part of the brain shared by all mammals.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The catastrophic 1969 offshore oil spill in Santa Barbara killed thousands of sea birds and marine mammals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
A survey from 2020 said there were just over 10,000 of the huge mammals in existence.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
For example, did Africa’s abundance of big wild mammals, available to kill by hunting, make it superfluous for Africans to go to the trouble of tending domestic stock?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
