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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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Yes, it's a mammal.
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The only mammals which breed by laying eggs are the monotremes, which include just the platypus and the echidna.
But for conception, an egg (ovum) and sperm are required in mammal reproduction. That is a different stage of egg (unfertilized) from the egg laid externally by animals.
Why is the platypus not a typical mammal?
A platypus is a mammal.
Mammals include three types of animals.
- Placental mammals (warm blooded, milk producing animals which provide a placental supply of nutrients during the maturing process of their young before birth), and the subgroups
- monotremes (warm blooded, egg laying, milk producing animals) and
- marsupials (warm blooded, milk producing mammals which bear young at an early stage and have them mature outside of the womb without a placenta)
The platypus is a monotreme and therefore a mammal.
How are mammals different from other vertebrate animals?
The presence of a backbone (a "vertebrae") does not DEFINE a mammal because other animals also have backbones, eg reptiles, birds and fish - these animals are also "vertebrates".
Mammals are mammals because they are the only animals to have fur/hair and feed their young on milk.
Are mammals cold blooded or warmblooded creatures?
For horses, warm vs cold blood doen't mean the same as in general biology. In the general biological classification all horses - like all mammals - are warm blooded. Cold vs warm blooded for horses have to do with breeds, not biology.
What is a freshwater carnivorous mammal with webbed feet?
The platypus is a freshwater mammal.
Platypuses are the only mammals that spend a great deal of time in freshwater sources, usually creeks and rivers. However, they do not live in the water, but hunt for their food in the water. They dig burrows in the banks of any of these freshwater sources, but do not live in the water.
Are there any cold blooded mammals?
No. Mammals are defined as being warm blooded. However, some mammals (such as the vampire bat or the naked mole rat) have inefficient body temperature control, meaning that their body temperature is prone to dropping below optimum temperature.
In water or land.
In the forests.
Mammals can regulate there own body temperature so they can live almost anywhere, as long as there is oxygen and food!
Mammals live mostly anywhere. Deserts, oceans, jungles and more! Just about %75 percent of the world is covered with mammals.
Mammals today live both on land and in the water. They live on every continent in the world, in all types of climates. Most mammals have highly developed adaptations that allow them to survive almost anywhere.
Everywhere in the world that has life has mammals. (so pretty much everywhere on earth)
Which is the poisonous mammal?
Male Playpuses have small spurs on the back of their front heels that secrete a mild venom. Even though it isn't fatal to humans, it has been known to cause much pain to those that are unlucky.
Cats are meat eaters by nature, so an occasional piece of hot dog should have no ill effect on a cat.
What insects does a wild boar eat?
The wild boar is an omnivore, feeding on just about anything edible. The wild boar will eat just about to any type of insect there is.
Why do related species share homologous traits?
Related species have inherited homologous traits from a common ancestor.
Are hyenas related to giraffe's?
We are not sure if they are related, but just noticed the same similarities between the two and was seeking the same answer. Did you ever find out if the 2 were related or at some time maybe split? Interesting thought though.
What characteristic do reptiles and mammals have in common?
Generally, mammals and reptiles are both vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone and endoskeleton. Reptiles and mammals also have their brains located inside a cranium and have two eyes.
What can you compare a giraffe to in height?
A grown giraffe is about 5-6 meters tall (16-20 feet); males are taller than females.
A 2-storey house is about 20 ft high, not counting the roof.
A fully grown Magnolia tree is about 20 ft tall, as is fully grown Black Bamboo.
La Madonna Della Lettera is a 20 ft high golden statue that watches over the harbor of Messina on the island of Sicily in Italy.
Those tall, skinny air puppets used for advertising that dance in a stream of air blown into them, they're about 20 ft tall.
How long does an okapi stay with its mother?
A wildebeest baby will stay with it's mother for most of its life. When a wildebeest baby is born, they can walk almost immediately and within a few days, they can keep up with the entire herd they will stay with.
No one is certain why the mammoth became extinct. They died. They may have succumb to climate change at the end of the last Ice Age. Other theories are related to the arrival of modern humans, which may have spread diseases that were fatal to mammoths, or over-hunted them.
Can breathing in old dog and cat feces n urine be bad for humans?
A: Yes it can be very hazardous because waste fumes shouldn't be inhaled back into the body of any species, in fact some people have died from the addiction of sniffing other humans feces.
Where does the embryo of the mammal receive its nutrients from?
The mammal embryo receives its nutrients from the mother through the placenta. The placenta allows nutrients to travel from the mother's system to the embryo's, and for waste products to leave the embryo's system so they can be disposed of by the mothers.
Kangaroos koalas and opossums all belong to what mammal group?
kangaroos and wallaby's belong to the same family. They belong to macopodibe meaning big footed. the wombat belongs to vombatidae and are usually characterized as having short stocky legs, almost a non-exsisting tail, large head and, small legs.
What classes of animals that reproduce by laying eggs?
Animals are not classified on basis of egg laying .
