mammals

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The mammals are: the bottlenose dolphin, the brown hare, the European hedgehog, the grey seal, the pine martin and the red fox.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Researchers warn that the shift could affect everything from fish and seabirds to marine mammals, while also weakening the Arctic Ocean's ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Ms. Quah's broader PhD research focuses on the conservation and relocation of fungi-eating mammals, which play an important role in maintaining healthy ecosystems.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

That hypothesis suggests the mammals sometimes travel to feeding grounds in the Antarctic but then take a different journey home -- ending up in a completely new breeding area.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The world holds only about 148 species of large wild mammalian terrestrial herbivores or omnivores, the large mammals that could he considered candidates for domestication.

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