The findings offer the first evidence that formant perception in non-speech sounds is improved by fundamental frequency modulation, helping to explain why bleat - like calls have arisen multiple times in different mammalian orders. (sciencedaily.com)
So, we actually established a new mammalian order for this animal. (scientificamerican.com)
Researchers thus grouped hedgehogs, shrews, African golden moles, and common moles — small animals with snouts adapted for eating insects — in the same mammalian order, the Insectivora. (discovermagazine.com)