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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.
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Are mountain gorillas vegetarians?
No, Chimpanzees are omnivores, meaning they eat both planet and animal life. Their main diet consists of plants, fruits, nuts, seeds, and insects like ants and termites. They do, however, occasionally hunt and eat monkeys and small deer.
Squirrels are mammals. They have fur, they give birth to live young, they feed those young with mammary glands, they are warm blooded.
Is lice shampoo effective on seed ticks?
Yes, shampoo eliminates ticks.
Specifically, ticks belong to the parasitic order within the spider and spider-related member class within the arthropod phylum. They can attach themselves to clothing, hair and skin. Vigorous cleansing and shampooing will remove the pests from a dwelling's domesticated and human residents.
Where in the world do angel sharks live?
Angel sharks are bottom dwellers that live on ocean floors of depths from 10 to 4,300 feet (3 to 1300 m). They live in warm temperate oceans in the southern hemisphere.
What fur bearing mammals live in Alaska?
Many fur bearing mammals live in Alaska including,3 kinds of bear, caribou, moose, wild sheep, and many small mammals, -weasels, fishers, mink, racoons, fox, coyote, lynx and mountain lion
Yes.
All humans are mammals.
All mammal species consist of both males and females.
Yes, a relative of the giraffe, found in the rain forests of the Congo region of Africa.
Additional Information: According to the International Union of Conservation for Nature or the IUCN Red List, the Okapi is listed with a status of "near threatened" along with a population trend considered "stable". A population of the species was considered extinct from 1959, within the Uganda, Virunga National Park, until proof was captured of a small herd in June of 2008. A project to further this population by reintroduction of the species to the park is being studied for the chances of success, and the ability to protect them. For more details, please see the sites listed below.
What are the similar characteristics among all the animals and mammals?
They are multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs lacking a cell wall and capable of independent movement. Laymen terms; They have more than one cell in their body that lacks a wall but has a thin flexible membrane. They eat, drink and can move on their own.
What is a mammal's body temperature?
The most common creatures to live at high temperatures are bacteria and other such teeny life-forms.
Pompeii worms live near underwater volcano vents and can stand heat up to 80°C. They are the second most heat-resistant complex animal on Earth that we know of, and are second only to Tardigrades.
Tardigrades (also known as moss piglets or water bears) are these tiny critters that spend their time drinking water off of moss hand having more baby tardigrades. They are not known to commonly live in areas of high temperatures, but they are the complex animal with the highest temperature tolerance on Earth (both heat and cold) that we know of today. Tardigrades can survive in temperatures as high as 150 °C and as low as the vacuum of space.
Mammals can move by walking, using either 1, 2, or 4 legs, by galloping, by jumping, by swinging from trees using their arms, etc.
some mammals move by walking.some move by swimming.some mammals even crawl.it is according to their habitat
What is another name for a pouched mammal?
Pouched mammals are known as marsupials. They include such animals as kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats, possums, Tasmanian devils, bilbies, bandicoots, quolls and gliders, just to name a few.
What are the cousins of dolphins?
Actually Dolphins and Orcas are cousins. Another cousin of the Dolphin is the Beleuga.
What are the names of some animals that don't lay eggs?
Aquatic organisms include starfish, sea cucumbers, and jellyfish.
Mammals do not lay eggs, with the exception of monotremes, which include the platypus and echidna.
What makes a bird the same as a mammals?
While birds and mammals are not closely related they share four characteristics.
- Homeothermy (warm-bloodedness)
- A high metabolic rate.
- A soft keratin covering over their skin (fur in mammals, feathers in birds)
- Caring for their young.
Blue Whale ; Largest in the world. (biggest animal in history)
Killer Whales ; They live in the dolphin family, but are quite big!
Great White Shake ; They are scary and also big!
What do mammals possess that set them apart from other vertebrates?
Mammals are characterized by being an amniote, and has mammary glands that produce milk (there are some exceptions. These exceptions includes monotremes that lay eggs and has no nipples, but still produce milk. Others, such as marsupials, completes developments in mother's pouch, and not in a uterus.)
Where does a placental mammal develop before its body system can function independendtly?
In side it's mothers body
Yes. The Beagle breed will eat meat. If you let your Beagle out somewhere to catch a rabbit, mouse, bird, or other game, they will eat it. If trained though, they will bring it back. Beagles are hunting hounds. Also, it's a good idea to keep food from the edge of counters when you have a Beagle in the house. Especially food such as steaks.
