mammals
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He adds they are important parts of the food chain and support birds, small mammals, fish and other wildlife.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 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
This indicates that these birds not only ingest alcohol but process it in a way similar to mammals.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026
About a dozen species of marine mammals are also found there, including humpback whales and whale sharks.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Those mammals thereby yield several times more calories over their lifetime than if they were just slaughtered and consumed as meat.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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