The vast majority of species from all major groups of rattlesnakes were sampled.
The majority of species are African, appearing in great diversity in the major African lakes.
The majority of species belong to the family Gobiidae.
The majority of species breed only once each year.
"For the majority of species, the extent of such variation is essentially unknown".
The majority of species are found in both Old and New World tropics.
The life history of the majority of species remains little known.
As for primates, the vast majority of species live in gynocentric societies, with the members of one matriline protecting one another against competing members of other matrilines.
The primary reason is that almost all the trees and scrub – on which the majority of species depend – have been removed, mostly by sheep farming.
For the tiny proportion that can survive such treatment, perhaps, but not for the great majority of species that could live there.
Simply put, habitat destruction has reduced the majority of species everywhere on Earth to smaller ranges than they enjoyed historically.
