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    Mammals are animals that have hair, are warm-blooded, and nourish their young with milk. There are three main types of mammals: monotremes which lay eggs, marsupials whose young develop in pouches, and placental mammals whose young develop in the uterus. Placental mammals make up over 90% of mammal species and include humans, dogs, cats and horses. Mammals have diverse diets including herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and insectivores. They also exhibit extremes in size, speed and other traits such as the blue whale being the largest, the cheetah the fastest, and the striped skunk the smelliest.

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    Mammals are animals that have hair, are warm-blooded, and nourish their young with milk. There are three main types of mammals: monotremes which lay eggs, marsupials whose young develop in pouches, and placental mammals whose young develop in the uterus. Placental mammals make up over 90% of mammal species and include humans, dogs, cats and horses. Mammals have diverse diets including herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and insectivores. They also exhibit extremes in size, speed and other traits such as the blue whale being the largest, the cheetah the fastest, and the striped skunk the smelliest.

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    Mammals are animals that have hair, are warm-blooded, and nourish their young with milk. There are three main types of mammals: monotremes which lay eggs, marsupials whose young develop in pouches, and placental mammals whose young develop in the uterus. Placental mammals make up over 90% of mammal species and include humans, dogs, cats and horses. Mammals have diverse diets including herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and insectivores. They also exhibit extremes in size, speed and other traits such as the blue whale being the largest, the cheetah the fastest, and the striped skunk the smelliest.

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    Mammals

    Learn all about these amazing creatures.


    By: Alissa Cattron

    What Is A Mammal?
    

    Mammals are animals that have hair, are warm-blooded, and nourish their young with milk. Some modern-day mammals include people, apes, dogs, mice, elephants, pandas, and many more.

    Types Of Mammals
    

    Monotremes: are primitive egg-laying mammals. Marsupials: their young are born in an extremely immature state. Placental mammals: their young are born at an advanced state.

    Monotremes
    

    Monotremes are the most primitive mammals. These mammals lay eggs, after the babies hatch, the mothers nourish their young with milk. Today, monotremes only live in Australia and New Guinea.

    Types of Monotremes
    

    There are three species of monotremes: The duck-billed platypus and two spiny anteaters. This is a picture of a duck-billed platypus

    Marsupials
    

    Marsupials are pouched mammals whose babies are born in a very undeveloped state. The young attach themselves to their mother. Many marsupials have a pouch that encloses the young. Marsupials evolved about 100 to 75 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs.

    Types of Marsupials
     

    The biggest is the human sized red kangaroo. The smallest is the pilbara, it would fit in a persons hand. Kangaroo, opossum, Tasmanian devil, and koala the most common. The only marsupial in North America is the Virginia opossum. Pictured is a kangaroo.

    Placental Mammals
    

    Placental mammals are advanced mammals whose young are born at an advanced stage. Before birth the young are nourished through a placenta. The placenta is attached to the mothers uterus and it delivers oxygen and nutrients to the young. Most mammals are placental mammals.

    Types of Placental Mammals


    

    There are almost 4,000 known species of placental mammals. The most common: people, cats, dogs, and horses.

    Mammal Diets
    

    Mammals have to eat a lot to maintain their high body temperature. Diets vary from mammal to mammal. As with most animal groups, there are more herbivores (planteaters) than there are carnivores (meateaters).

    The Different Types of Diets


    

    There are four types of diets that mammals can have. They can be:  Herbivores  Carnivores  Omnivores  Insectivores

    Herbivores
     

    Herbivores are plant eaters. Some herbivores include: beavers, cows, horses, pandas, sloths, and others. Pictured are panda bears.

    Carnivores
     

    Carnivores are meat eaters. Some carnivores include: whales and dolphins, dogs, tigers, lions, and others.

    Baby Dolphin

    Omnivores
     

    Omnivores eat both plants and meat. Some omnivores include: people, some bears, and others.

    Grizzly Bear

    Insectivores
     

    Insectivores eat insects. Some insectivores include: aardvarks, anteaters, and others.

    Aardvark

    Venomous Mammals
     

    Only a few mammals are venomous. These mammals include: male duckbilled platypus, several species of shrews, and the Solenodon (a small insectivore).

    Haitain Solenodon

    Mammal Extremes
     

    Here are some fun mammal facts. We are going find out what the fastest, slowest and biggest mammals are. We will also learn what the smallest, loudest and smelliest mammals are. Along with some other cool facts.

    The Fastest Mammal


    

    The fastest mammal (also the fastest land animal) it the Cheetah. The cheetah runs between 60 and 70 miles per hour.

    The Slowest Mammal


     

    The slowest mammal is the sloth. The sloth moves less than 1 mile per hour.

    The Biggest Mammal


    

    The biggest mammal also known as the biggest animal that ever lived on Earth is the blue whale. The biggest land mammal is the African Elephant.

    African Elephants

    The Tallest Mammal


    

    The tallest mammal is the giraffe.

    The Smallest Mammals


    

    The smallest mammal is the pygmy shrew and the bumblebee bat. The pygmy shrew weighs between 1.2 and 2.7 grams. The bumblebee bat weighs about 2 grams.

    Pygmy Shrew

    The Loudest Mammal


     

    The loudest mammal is the blue whale. The second loudest is the howler monkey. Pictured is a Black Howler Monkey.

    The Smelliest Mammal


    

    The smelliest mammal is the striped skunk.

    The Fattest Mammal


    

    The blue whale has the thickest layer of blubber, but the ringed seal pups have the greatest percentage of fat (about 50%).

    Ringed Seal Pup

    More Mammal Facts


     

    There are about 5,000 species of living mammals You have learned that mammals are divided into three subclasses: Monotremes, Marsupials, and Placental mammals. Mammals unlike other animals have body hair, three middle ear bones, and nourish their young with milk that females produce.

    What Did You Learn?


     

    Hopefully you have learned a lot more about mammal. I also hope that you found the facts interesting, like the biggest and smelliest mammal. Do you now know what creature in the picture is not a mammal?

    Test What You Learned


    A Mammal Worksheet The Answers To The Worksheet

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