Mammals Quotes

One of great threats facing marine mammals in the ocean is acoustic pollution - noise pollution - which is impeding the whales' ability to find food and communicate with each other.

Large mammals that have been hunted to near extinction elsewhere were here in abundance. We were able to simply pick up two long-beaked echidnas, a primitive egg-laying mammal that is little known.

This population of right whales is one of the most endangered populations of large mammals anywhere in the world. This is our white rhino. This is our giant panda.

Pirates brought them here to have some fresh food. There (were) no mammals ... they brought pigs, they released them and they grew wild.

The goal is not just butterfly collecting or mammal collecting to simply describe mammals. All of that comparative work across mammals is about informing the human genome for medicine. Until we actually understand all the working parts within our genome, we won't really be able to practice the most informed medicine.

Of the more than 5,500 mammals living today, dogs are arguably the most remarkable. The incredible physical and behavioral diversity of dogs -- from Chihuahuas to Great Danes -- is encoded in their genomes. It can uniquely help us understand embryonic development, neurobiology, human disease and the basis of evolution.

[Keiko has had limited contact with other marine mammals, but none of the encounters were close enough to learn much about his ability to interact in the wild. A harbor seal wandered into the pen, but quickly exited after spotting Keiko.] We've had pilot whales and mink whales and harbor porpoises, and we do see a change in behavior, ... He becomes a lot more vocal. He's a lot more active when these animals do show.

Illegal logging is driving dozens of birds and mammals to extinction. American corporations have the power to stop illegal logging by refusing to buy the wood; instead they are encouraging it. Shame on them.

You're talking about one of the most endangered mammals in the world and the most endangered species in North America . There are roughly 90 cats. Will we ever know how many for sure.

She had similar characteristics to mammals. She was cranky and demanding.

Whales are humanity's canary in the coal mine, ... As ocean pollution levels increase, marine mammals like whales will be among the first to go.

Is this a threat to Microsoft? Not today. But mammals weren't a threat either when dinosaurs were kings of the earth.

Although whale song is nothing like human language, I wouldn't be surprised if some marine mammals have the ability to communicate in a complex way. Given that the underwater environment is very different from our world, it is not surprising that they would communicate in rather a different way from land mammals.

The Navy is firmly committed to the protection of marine mammals and goes to great lengths to mitigate its potential effects on marine wildlife.

We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?

However, further research has shown that it is the normal condition for humans and for most other mammals. It seems pretty clear why this is the case for most mammals and for most human beings.

Geologists are rapidly becoming convinced that the mammals spread from their central Asian point of origin largely because of great variations in climate.

Most of our ancestors were not perfect ladies and gentlemen. The majority of them weren't even mammals.

The threats to birds and mammals are well known, but it turns out that languages are far more threatened.