Mammals
Mr. Skirbst
Mammals
Mammals
5 Characteristics of mammals:
Mammals
5 Characteristics of mammals:
1. vertebrate
Mammals
5 Characteristics of mammals:
1. vertebrate
2. warm-blooded
Mammals
5 Characteristics of mammals:
1. vertebrate
2. warm-blooded
3. have hair or fur
Mammals
5 Characteristics of mammals:
1. vertebrate
2. warm-blooded
3. have hair or fur
4. bears live young
Mammals
5 Characteristics of mammals:
1. vertebrate
2. warm-blooded
3. have hair or fur
4. bears live young
5. produces milk for offspring
3 Groups of Mammals
3 Groups of Mammals
1. Monotremes
- primitive, egg-laying
ex. duckbill platypus, echidna
3 Groups of Mammals
2. Marsupial
- under-developed young
- develop in pouch after birth
ex. kangaroo, koala, opossum,
wombat, bandicoot, gliders
3 Groups of Mammals
3. Placental
- young develop in placenta
3 Groups of Mammals
3. Placental
- young develop in placenta
- born when body is developed
3 Groups of Mammals
3. Placental
- young develop in placenta
- born when body is developed
- gestation period = time period
developing in mother’s placenta
10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
1. Insect-eating
star-nosed mole, hedgehog, shrew
10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
1. Insect-eating
2. Flying
bat, flying squirrel
10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
1. Insect-eating
2. Flying
3. Flesh-eating
walrus, weasel, cat, dog
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10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
Insect-eating
Flying
Flesh-eating
Toothless
sloth, armadillo, anteater
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10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
Insect-eating
Flying
Flesh-eating
Toothless
Trunked
Elephant, tapir
10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
6. Hoofed
pig, horse, camel, rhino, giraffe
10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
6. Hooved
7. Gnawing
mouse, rat, chipmunk, squirrel
10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
6. Hooved
7. Gnawing
8. Rodent-like
Rabbit, hare, pika, beaver
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10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
Hooved
Gnawing
Rodent-like
Water-dwelling
dolphin, porpoise, whale
10 Groups of
Placental Mammals
6. Hooved
7. Gnawing
8. Rodent-like
9. Water-dwelling
10. Primates
chimp, gorilla, monkey, human
Hair vs. Fur
Hair vs. Fur
Human Hair differences
Echo-location
Teaching yourself echolocation