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The 5 defining characteristics of a mammal are; mammillary glands(glands that make milk) , hair/fur, muscular diaphragm(muscle used to breath) , auditory obssicles(three ear bones) and denary (solid jaw and teeth) bird are hot blooded birds are not mammals nurse young birds nurse young not just from a teat P.S. I am a student studying zoology so I know that for a fact that is the 5 defining traits of mammals

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