MAMMALIA
MAMMAL
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• Anamalia
• Chordata
• Vertebrata
• Mammalia

CLASSIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS

• High metabolism rate
• Warm blooded
• Posses hair made of keratin
• Four chambered hair
• Replaceable teeth

WHERE ARE YOU THEY FOUND?

• Terrestrial and aquatic habitats
• From grasslands to oceans
• All continents
• Oceanic islands
• Forests

REPRODUCTIVE METHODS

• All mammals reproduce sexually.
• Sperm from the male fertilizes the female's egg.
• Some males establish breeding territories.
• Females can lay eggs or give birth to live off spring.

MAMMALIA DIET

• Mammals eat almost anything.
• Mammals like shrews eat insects.
• Plant-eaters include horses and deer.
• Carnivorous mammals eat both plants and animals.

ECOLOGICAL NICHE
Mammals feed on other animals lower than them on the food chain which is essential for population control.

MORE ABOUT MAMMALS

• Many mammals spend their childhood running, jumping and playing.
• Polar bears are white but beneath all the hair their skin is black.
• Bats hang upside down because their leg bones are too thin.
• Hippos give birth and breastfeed water.
• Maarsupials are special animals that can carry their young in a pouch.

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• Mammals have unique brains and often are very intelligent.
• Humans are the most intelligent.

WORKS CITED

• http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/mammals.htm
• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/

ARE MAMMALS WARM BLODDED OR COLD BLOODED?