Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.21
SB 3.10.21
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tiraścām aṣṭamaḥ sargaḥ so 'ṣṭāviṁśad-vidho mataḥ avido bhūri-tamaso ghrāṇa-jñā hṛdy avedinaḥ
Translation
The eighth creation is that of the lower species of life, and they are of different varieties, numbering twenty-eight. They are all extensively foolish and ignorant. They know their desirables by smell, but are unable to remember anything within the heart.