mammals
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Eventually, the parasites reach marine mammals, where they reproduce.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 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
"But we found no evidence of shivering. Snow flies instead likely produce heat at the cellular level, more similar to how mammals and even some plants generate heat."
From Science Daily • 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
Australia, the smallest and most isolated continent, has always had far fewer species of big wild mammals than has Eurasia, Africa, or the Americas.
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.
