Mammals Vocabulary

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• A mammal is a vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia characterized by milk-producing mammary glands, fur or hair, a broad neocortex, and three middle ear bones.
• The word 'mammal' comes from the Latin 'mamma,' meaning 'breast' or 'teat,' and reflects the defining trait of feeding young with milk.
• All female mammals possess mammary glands that produce milk to nourish their young after birth.
• Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrates, meaning they maintain a stable internal body temperature regardless of the external environment.
• All mammals have hair or fur at some stage of their development, even aquatic species like whales and dolphins.
• The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth, reaching over 100 feet (30 meters) in length and weighing up to 200 tons.
• More than half of all mammal species are rodents, which include squirrels, hamsters, mice, and guinea pigs.
• The only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young are the platypus and the echidna, which belong to the monotreme group.
• A carnivore is an animal that eats only other animals, while a herbivore eats only plant material.
• An omnivore is an animal that eats both plant material and other animals, such as foxes and humans.
• A vertebrate is any animal with a backbone, and all mammals are vertebrates.
• Mammals have larger and more complex brains than any other group of animals, enabling them to learn from experience and adapt behavior.