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Mammals are called are called mammals because they have mammary glands( also called breasts, teats or udders), which allow mammals to nurse their babies.

And yes all mammals must have the presence of hair follicles to be considered mammals.

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Mammals are animals that give live birth and have mammary glands to nurse their young.

Mammals get their name from the mammary gland found in all mammals, which produces milk for their young.
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Etymology of Mammal:

Anglicized form of Latin Mammalia coined by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from plural of Latin mammalis "of the breast," from latin mamma "breast," perhaps it is cognate with mamma.

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they got that name because they have placenta's

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they have a 4 chamberd heart like a human and humans are mammals

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It came from the name akemi becuz that name is a animal

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