He says they are part of the genome of the last common ancestor of all birds,frogs, dinosaurs and mammals.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

From a psychological point then, animals have evolved to be nice to their kin, particularly their children, and particularly in birds and mammals.

从心理学角度看，动物进化趋向于对自己的亲人有益，特别是自己的孩子，以鸟类和哺乳类为代表。

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Birds and mammals invest in quality and not quantity, as opposed to fish and reptiles.

鸟类和哺乳类靠质生存,而非以量取胜，这与鱼类和两栖类不同。

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The Galapagos Islands are home to many unusual birds, reptiles and small mammals.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

For birds and mammals, we don't have many kids but so we devote a huge amount of psychological energy to protecting the ones that we have.

鸟类和哺乳类，没有很多孩子,所以我们用大量的心力,去保护我们有的孩子。

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