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Mammals
The world is home to 4260 named species of mammals. Mammals, or Mammalia are a class in the Phylum Chordata and the Subphylum Vertebrata. An animal is a mammal if, providing it is female, it can produce milk to feed its young.
2,954 Questions
How does a newly born mammal receive food?
Newly born mammals get food by its mother by drinking milk from it
Is a dolphin a fish an amphibian or a mammal explain?
Dolphins are mammals. They are warmblooded and produce milk to nurse their young .
Hi, I just wanted to answer your question. No a sailfish is not a mammal. It is a fish and they breathe by gills, which I'm sure you are aware of. I am an avid whale fan and I've recently learned something that I had not thought about. The mammals of the waters have tails that are horizontal and the fish have tails that are vertical. A lot of people also tend to think that the whale shark is a mammal but in-fact it is not. I hope this has helped you. Sincerely, Tmlragland
The teeth in mammals replace themselves. They are born with a small, weak set of teeth, when those fall out, a bigger, stronger pair grow in. Every tooth lost is replaced during the individual's lifetime.
How do marine mammals feed their baby?
The mother whale will nurse her offspring for about a year after they are born, they do this by squirting milk which is commonly compared to toothpaste in consistency into the the babies mouth.
Did dolphins used to be land animals?
Scients believe that over a million years ago dolphins used to live on land because they can walk on their flukes in the water.But sharks didnt.
Are vertebrates that produce milk for their young are called?
Mammal.
All mammals feed their young on mothers' milk. This is the defining characteristic of a mammal, and it is a characteristic not shared with any other vertebrate.
Mammals include placental mammals, marsupials and monotremes (egg-laying mammals).
What mammals don't have 7 vertebrae in their necks?
The Three-toed Sloth has 9 Cervical vertebrae, while the Two-toed Sloth and Manatee have 6. Dugongs, cousins of the manatee appear to still have 7 vertebrae.
What kind of mammals does the bald eagle eat?
no animal would eat a bald eagle cuz its the top of its food chain/web. if there was anything to eat it, it would be a carnavour
No, modern camels do not have hooves. They have a two-toed foot with toenails and a soft footpad. Prehistoric camels may have had hooves. Wait, no prehistoric camels have probley had even less hoof-like feet. Horses have hooves and their ancesters feet had camel like feet with two nails. You see , over time those two toes turned into hooves!So , before the camels had two toes , they most likely had more toes.
What is mammal with backward-curving horns?
The rhinoceros has thick gray skin and a horn on its snout.
How many mammals in found in the kruger?
Over 80 different mammals are found in the Kruger National Park.
Can use cat frontline on your dog?
If you have multiple cats, you should treat them all with Frontline Plus application at the same time. You may want to keep the separate right after the application to cut the risk of them licking the medication off each other.
How can mammals live in the ocean?
The Blue Whale, the Fin Whale, the Humpback Whale, the Sperm Whale, and so on.
How many mammal species are in the world?
While the number of species is under constant review, and any estimate at any given time is probably inaccurate, there are between 4500 and 5000 species of mammals. The latest available list from the Mammal Species of the World lists 4629 unique species.
These range from the smallest (shrews, pikas, and voles) to the largest (whales, rhinoceroses, elephants, and hippos).
