MAMMALS

What are Mammals?

Mammals are a warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that is
distinguished by the possession of hair or fur.

4000 different types of mammals.

Breathe through lungs.
Females secrete milk to nourish the young and the new born.
Live above ground, below ground and live under water.
Can live in locations of both warm temperatures and cold
temperatures.
Examples of Mammals:
Characteristics of mammals

Breathe through
lungs
Homeothermic Mammals have different breathing
practices and ways of breathing
can survive only when the using their lungs.
Lungs come in different sizes and
internal body temperature shapes for various mammals.
is within a narrow range. All mammals have lungs which
are crucial for breathing.
Covered with Give birth and
fur or hair nurse their
young
To keep the
mammal's body To nourish their
temperature at a young.
constant level.. Undergo internal The mother feeds
the young with the
fertilisation milk until the young
The offspring develops are old enough to
get food for
in the female and is
themselves.
born alive.
Example : elephant,
whales, kangaroos
come through different sizes.
Mammals as a group use every
possible form of locomotion.
Lives in many different habitats.
Such as deserts, the artic, oceans,
forests, mountains,tundra,
grasslands, and savannas.
Mammals are prevalent in
comparison to reptiles and
amphibians.
QUIZ TIME !!
1. Are mammals warm blooded or cold
blooded?
answer :
Warm-blooded
2. Name mammals that does not have
teeth.
answer :
Anteaters, sloth, armadillos
3. Are mammals homeothermic or
poikilothermic?
answer :
homeothermic
4. What are the characteristics of
mammals?
answer :
nurse their young, undergo internal
fertilisation , gives birth
5. What are the habitats of
mammals?
answer :
Mammals live in different habitats including
deserts, the artic, oceans, forests,
mountains,tundra, grasslands, and savannas
Thank
y o!u !