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What animals have exceptions to the characteristics of mammals?
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∙ 13y ago
Well, the platypus is an egg-laying mammal which would be an exception to the rule for mammals which typically give live-birth.
The platypus and 4 types of echidna (spiny anteater) are egg-laying mammals.
Whales, dolphins and porpoises are also mammals, though they don't have 4 limbs or fur/hair. They do breathe air, give birth to live young, nurse their young and are warm-blooded. And armadillos have no teeth.
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Bats are flying animals but are not birds.Why?
Bats are not birds because they are mammals as they have the characteristics of a mammal. They have these characteristics which enable them to be classified as mammals. They are warm blooded, and they have fur.
What animals havehair?
All mammals have fur, some other animals can have fur e.g the platypus which lays eggs but has fur so it has characteristics of both mammals and reptiles but all mammals have fur.
Why you say mammal to a mammal?
Mammals are warm blooded and have hairs on their body so those animals which have these characteristics are called 'mammals'.
What are characteristics of flesh-eating mammals?
Carnivorous (flesh-eating) mammals typically have large canines. They are often big animals, although all the biggest mammals are herbivores.
What is the group of animals or plants related by descent and similar in most characteristics?
a group of animals or plants that are very similar are of the same ______- what
Describe the characteristics of mammals?
They live on land, can't hold for too long under water except for some animals.
Is a mammal a girl?
Mammals are boys and girls. Mammals are classified based on certain characteristics they have. Some characteristics mammals have are: 1. They have to have at least some hair on their body. 2. The females have to have nipples that they feed their young milk with. 3. And, other than monotremes (platypus and possums and other animals), they have to give live birth to their young. So therefore, all humans are mammals. Cats, dogs, hamsters, and all other animals you can think of that have all three characteristics, are mammals.
Do all mammals feed from their mothers?
Yes. The fact that these animals feed their young on mothers' milk is one of the defining characteristics of all mammals, including the placentals, marsupials and monotremes.
Are porpoises dolphins?
No, porpoises are not dolphins. While these two animals are both mammals they vary in size, physical characteristics, and behaviors.
What are the classes of vertebrates and the characteristics for each class?
Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals. Vertebrate means animals with a backbone!
Are we animals or mammals?
We are mammals, and mammals are one category of animal, so we are both animals and mammals.
Are humans mammals or animals?
Both. Humans are animals in the order Mammalia. All mammals are animals, but not all animals are mammals.
