- plural of mammal.
mammals
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Mammals rarely co-parent, as opposed to, say, fish—seahorse dads develop brood pouches during their pregnancies, boosted by the hormone prolactin—but humans are an exception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
That's one of the never-before-captured behaviours in Sir David Attenborough's latest series - Mammals.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024
Mammals and insects have them, too, but the way they perceive volatiles is too different to help researchers study the process in plants, Dudareva said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024
Mammals change the game by giving birth to live young and feeding them fatty, sugary milk as they get on their feet.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Mammals weighing 130 pounds have an average brain size of 12 cubic inches.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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