mammals

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This indicates that these birds not only ingest alcohol but process it in a way similar to mammals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Concentrations of beryllium, copper, chromium, nickel and lead in particular were significantly above established safety thresholds for marine life, prompting fears for the long-term health of fish, marine mammals and the marine food chain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

In fact, some marsupials lose the Y early in development, and in mammals the chromosome has been shrinking for about 150 million years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In contrast, most big mammals of Africa and Eurasia survived into modern times, because they had coevolved with protohumans for hundreds of thousands or millions of years.

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