Mammalia

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This is a blog about mammals. On here, we talk about behavior, mode of nutrition, transport of nutrients/ wastes through the body, reproductive habits, life cycle, waste disposal, homeostasis, different types of mammals, body parts of mammals and a lot of systems.

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Mammal

• What is a mammal?

-A mammal is a warm blooded vertebrate that is distinguished by its fur, nourishment from mother when feeding milk to infant from mammary gland and (typically) the birth of live young.

Characteristics of Mammals:

• Mammals nurse their babies. The infants feed on their mothers milk. Mammals have to eat a lot of food to maintain their body temperature.
• Most mammals give their young more protection and training then do other animals.
• Only mammals have hair. All have hair at some time in their life. Though, I certain whales, it is presented that hair was there before birth.
• Mammals are warm-blooded.
• Mammals have a larger, more developed brain than other animals. (Ex. Chimpanzees, Dolphins and Humans who are especially highly intelligent)
• Mammals are able to move around because of their limbs.

A lot of this information should be remembered when looking through or blog. Much of this information is useful for when reading down through and understanding our blog.

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FUN FACT OF THE POST!

• There are more than 4,200 species of mammals. All but two give birth to live young. The other two - the Duck-Billed Platypus and the Echidna - hatch their young from eggs.

Want to learn more about mammals and its characteristics? Go to this website!
http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/mammals