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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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What are two mammals that might pollinate a plant?
Humans, squirrels, deer, birds, etc. Pretty much any animal that can touch plants with int short amounts of time. that way they would still have pollen on them.
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Bats & Possums
FYI - birds are not mammals
What are three feeding adaptations of three groups of placental mammals?
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises form one group because they can swim and get sea food.
The mammals in the carnivore group, (cats, dogs, otters, seals, ect.) are all predators because they have enlarged canine teeth.
Primates, (monkeys, apes, humans) have large brains and eyes that face forward. Also, primates have adaptations for grasping.
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What is the scientific classification given to mammals that lay eggs?
Mammals that lay eggs are called monotremes. They are placed in the infraclass and order Monotremata.
Buffaloes are warm blooded. They are found now in the warmer country eastern. That is why they are found in lakes or rivers to cool themselves
Where in mammals is fats stored?
In various areas throughout the body, the belly, thighs, hindquarters, and beavers keep fat in their tails as well. Some mammals have special areas for fat storage, but all is either in a sub-cutaneous layer, and mostly in the usual areas.
What are Mammals with 5 letter names?
I can think several mammals with five letter names. These would include the otter, the horse and the sheep.
What are the unique characteristics of the class mammalia?
Common defining characteristics of mammalia are
1. endothermic body plan
2. 4 chambered heart
3 hair of some kind
4 3 middle ear bones
5. sweat glands 6. warm blooded
What three characteristics make mammals different from any other animal?
There are several characteristics that are indicative of mammals, but only two are definitive. It is easier to understand things if you know that there are three types of mammal. Almost all mammals are eutherian, or true mammals. A much smaller group are the marsupials; all but one species of these is found only in Australia and its islands. The remaining group, the monotremes, is limited to that same area.
The relevant characteristics are : -
- Three tiny bones in the ear are absolutely definitive; all mammals have them and no other animals do. The bones are hammer, anvil and stirrup.
- Mammals feed their neonates by milk supplied through the female's skin; this also is definitive. Eutheria have nipples on which the newborns suck. Marsupials and monotremes have a skin patch which the young lick.
- Mammals are hairy. All mammals have hair, although some have only traces. Hair is not definitive - many insects have it. (Look at a honey-bee through a magnifying glass!)
- Almost all mammals give birth to live young, but the three species of monotremes lay eggs. When the egg hatches it is still fed on mother's milk.
There are many furry animals with 5 letters in its name. Some examples include a hyena, koala, bison, horse, and moose.
What animal that lays a hundreds of eggs?
It varies according to the species. Some species only lay a single egg. Others lay up to 30. Even within some species there can be considerable variation - for example, Testudo hermanni boettgeri (the eastern or balkan Hermann's tortoise) usually lays between 6-10 eggs. By comparison, Testudo hermanni hermanni (the western Hermann's tortoise) typically only lays 3 eggs per clutch. On average, most Mediterranean tortoises lay 5 or 6 eggs per clutch, and many are capable of laying 2 or more clutches per season.
How does excretion take place in Mammals bodies?
Excretion is the elimination of waste from the body.
Do Great White sharks eat Dugongs?
they have been known to eat each other,yes they will eat each other youtube has a video about it.
Why is it important for mammals to maintain a constant body temperature?
Homeostasis means your body regulates things like temperature, for example. If our (or any animal's) body did not maintain hoemeostasis, then everything would be out of controll, and we would get very sick, very fast.
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.
Where in the mammals' body do the young ones develop?
Dolphins are mammals; their reproductive process is essentially the same as that of human beings, even if they happen to be in the water at the time. The zygote of a dolphin develops in the uterus of the mother dolphin.
How does gestation times and mammals compare?
Yes placental mammals have quite long gestation periods. The length is often comparable to size of the animal, larger animals like elephants and hippos have very long gestation.
What is a young mammal called?
It depends on which animal you are talking about for example for a cow it is a calf, for a cat it is a kitten, for a dog it is a puppy, for a chicken it is a chick, and for a sheep it is a lamb. So bascily depends in what animal you are looking for. :D
Which water mammal makes its home in bays and rivers of Florida?
i am pretty sure that it is the alligator. This is true
There will no doubt be controversy on this, but I believe the commonest mammal is the common rat. - Others have said the field mouse, but rats exist in many places field mice do not.
By almost any absolute measurement, the blue whale is the biggest mammal living today.
It can grow up to 100 feet and weigh more than 100 tons.
On land its the African elephant.
