mammals
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"They're predators – they take fish and frogs, but our biggest concern is that they feed on mammals," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Newman also said snapping turtles would be unlikely to bite humans paddling in the water, but would target mammals living there such as water voles.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
"It's a skill that previously has only been documented in vertebrates, such as in some mammals and some birds."
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
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
Once cows, horses, and other large mammals were domesticated, they were hitched to plows, and fields were tilled by animal power.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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