mammals

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In New Zealand, nonnative mammals are thought to kill 68,000 native birds each night.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A similar pattern can be seen in mammals.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Early mammals laid eggs, while later groups evolved live birth.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

They also monitor manx shearwaters, reptiles, marine mammals and the endemic Skomer vole.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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