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Bottlenose dolphin Streamlined

MAMMALS body adapted
for life in
1 the water
They may appear very different, but all the animals
shown here are mammals, a group that also includes 1 CETACEANS
humans. Mammals are endothermic (warm-blooded) Whales, porpoises, and dolphins
vertebrates, and most are covered with insulating are cetaceans—mammals that spend
their entire lives in water. They have a
fur. Female mammals produce milk to feed their
hairless body propelled by a powerful
young. Mammals are found almost everywhere on tail fin and steered by front flippers.
Earth—from the poles to the equator—living on Cetaceans include the blue whale, the
land, in water, and in the air. Most give birth to largest animal that has ever lived.
well-developed young.

Tiger
2 CARNIVORES
These mammals are hunters and
scavengers that feed largely on meat.
2
Carnivores include tigers and other
members of the cat family, along with
wolves, foxes, otters, and bears. Most are
fast-moving, locate prey using their good
senses of sight, smell, and hearing, and
have sharp teeth to grip and cut flesh.

3 MARSUPIALS
These pouched mammals are
3
found in Australasia and the
Americas, and include kangaroos,
koalas, and opossums. Female
marsupials give birth to tiny,
immature young that complete Kangaroo 4
their development inside their
mother’s pouch.

4 ODD-TOED UNGULATES
Ungulates walk on the tips of their
toes, each of which is capped
with a hard hoof. Odd-toed
ungulates have either one
or three working toes, and
include rhinos, horses, zebras,
and tapirs. All are herbivores and
many species are fast movers
that live on open plains.

5 LAGOMORPHS
Rabbits and hares are lagomorphs—
fast-moving ground-dwellers that
eat grasses, soft shoots, and tree
bark. Their large ears are highly
sensitive, and their bulging
Baby rhinoceros
eyes provide all-around vision.
At the first sound or sight of 5
danger, they use their long hind Hooves are made Rat
legs to escape predators. of keratin, the
Long hind legs same material 12
and feet used like found in human
springs to hop at hair and nails
high speeds over
24 long distances Rabbit

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