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mammals

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  1. A class of vertebrates characterized by the production of milk by the females and in most cases, by a hairy body covering. Most mammals give live birth to their young. Human beings are mammals.


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It was originally used as an osteology and mammals gallery.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

"Maternal age effects are incredibly common, from invertebrates up through humans, elephants, other primates and other mammals," said Kristin Gribble, an associate scientist in the Bay Paul Center at the Marine Biological Laboratory.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

LoBue now spots the marine mammals basically every time he's out on the water.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The researchers excluded non-placental mammals that lay eggs or harbor their newborns in belly-pouches and produce extremely small younglings from these calculations.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

Dead snakes do not stink like dead mammals.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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