Mammals

By Nicole Saum
 Mammals
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• Mammalia
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• One of 6 classes
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• 5400 species
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• Warm blooded with mammary glands

 Mammal Categorizing
• Herbivores (plant)
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• Carnivores (meat)
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• Omnivores (plant and meat)

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• Insectivores (insects)
 Mammal Characteristics
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• Warm-blooded
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• Born alive
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• Hair or fur
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Typical mammal skin, source: http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?

id=347786
 Mammal Characteristics
• Vertebrae
• Lungs breathe air
• Mammary glands
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Source: http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/skeleton.html
 Mammal Teeth
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• Molars- shearing
• Premolars- grinding
• Incisors- cutting
• Canines- tearing
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Source: http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/132753
 Mammal Location
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• Whole world
• Land
• Exceptions
–Bats
–Whales and dolphins
 Interesting Facts
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• Largest- Blue Whale
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• Smallest - Hog Nosed Bat

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• Tallest- Giraffe
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• Fastest- Cheetah