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Warm-blooded vertebrates that have hair and give birth to live young are known as mammals. This class of animals includes species such as humans, dogs, and whales. Mammals are characterized by their ability to regulate their body temperature internally, possess mammary glands for nursing their young, and typically have fur or hair covering their bodies. Examples of mammals that fit this description include most land mammals, as well as some marine mammals like dolphins.
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Are hares and warthogs mammals?
Yes, hares and warthogs are, indeed mammals. For your information, mammals are defined as warmblooded vertebrates that have hair on their bodies and give birth to live young.
Are all mammals warm blooded vertebrates?
Yes, all mammals are warmblooded vertebrates.Yes, all mammals are warm blooded vertebrates. So are birds. The difference between birds and mammals is that birds have feathers and lay eggs, while most mammals give birth to live young, and all mammals have hair and produce milk for their young.
Are bison mammals?
Yes-if it's warmblooded and has live babies (exceptions are the platypus and echidna) it's a mammal
What animal is considered a mammalian?
... a mammal? one that gives live birth, has hair, and lactates. NOT all mammals have hair. Dolphins are mammals and they don't have hair. The only common characteristic is they all lactate Not all mammals give birth, the platypus is a mammal and the lay eggs. ALL mammals DO have hair. Dolphins DO have hair. and in regards to the platypus, that creature is the only exception and it is very loosely called a mammal. A large class of warmblooded vertebrates, having mammary glands in the female.
What type of vertebrates are mammals?
Vertebrates with hair, giving birth to live young, and that suckle their young are mammals.
Who are mammals?
Mammals have a number of characteristics that define them. They have hair, or fur. They are warm-blooded. They are vertebrates. Most give birth to live young. You are a mammal.
Is a snakehead fish a mammal?
Um no it is a fish...the qualities of a mammal are they are warmblooded, have hair, and birth live young.
What are the two notable features that mammals have in common?
Two notable features that mammals have in common are that they all give birth to live young and they all have hair. Another thing that most mammals have in common is that the females make milk to feed their young.
Can a reptile be a mammal?
Yes, reptiles are NOT mammals. Reptiles are exothermic vertebrates (coldblooded), have no fur, lay eggs and do not lactate. Mammals are endothermic vertebrates (warmblooded), have fur/hair, give birth to live young and lactate.
Can a mammal be a reptile?
No, a reptile cannot be a mammal. Mammals are warmblooded and reptiles are coldblooded. Mammals give birth to live young and reptiles lay eggs. Mammals have hair and reptiles have scales on their skin.
Are sheep mammals?
Yes, sheep are mammals. They are warm-blooded vertebrates that have hair or fur, give birth to live young, and nurse their offspring with milk.
How mammals differ from other vertebrates in their developmental processes?
mammals have hair all over their bodies, they give birth to live young, they include the largest animal ever-the blue whale
