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What traits do bats possess and not possess that indicate that they are mammals and not birds?
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∙ 8y ago
Bats have fur and teeth. They give birth to live young and feed their young milk.
Unlike birds, bats do not have feathers, beaks, fused bones in their wings, or the unique avian system of air sacs.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 16y agoThey are warm blooded and give live birth, they have fur not feathers.
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∙ 14y agoBats are mammals because they suckle their young. That is to say, after the pup is born it is breast fed milk until it is old enough to forage for food itself.
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