- plural of mammal.
mammals
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Almost half of Australia's wild bird species, and 83 percent of its mammals, are found nowhere else.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
The largest gathering of nonhuman mammals on earth takes place in Texas, where 20 million bats crowd into Bracken Cave near San Antonio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Australia is the only continent with no cases of the H5N1 strain which has spread among birds worldwide and affected some mammals.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
When mammals are injured, the body usually responds with fibrosis.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026
First, when Eurasia’s Major Five domestic mammals reached sub-Saharan Africa, they were adopted by the most diverse African peoples wherever conditions permitted.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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