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What is a Mammal?
Poison
Only two types of mammal are poisonous. Some shrews have a slightly ...
Earflaps
Mammals are the only animals with flaps around their ears. These ...
Care for the young
All mammals look after their young and feed them on milk. They are ...
Backbones
Mammals are vertebrates which means that they all have backbones. ...
Hair history
Mammals are the only animals with true hair. Hairs are dead cords of ...
Central heating
Mammals are warm-blooded. This means that the temperature inside ...
DID YOU KNOW?
All mammals breathe air. The distant ancestors of mammals were fish ...
How many mammals?
There are over 4,000 different kinds of mammals in the world. These ...