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Mammal Groups by Dave Allen

Mammal Groups by Dave Allen. There are many different kinds of mammals. Some mammals can be grouped together because they share certain things in common. This presentation looks at a few of the mammal groups. Exit. Mammals provide milk for their young. Mammals usually have hair or fur.

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Mammal Groups by Dave Allen

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  1. Mammal Groupsby Dave Allen • There are many different kinds of mammals. Some mammals can be grouped together because they share certain things in common. • This presentation looks at a few of the mammal groups. Exit

  2. Mammals provide milk for their young. Mammals usually have hair or fur. Mammals look after their young. Mammals are warm-blooded. Mammals have backbones. menu What are Mammals? Exit

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  4. Primates have hands that can grasp things. Primates have large brains. Primates can see color and they have a good ability to judge distances. Primates usually live in groups. Primates include monkeys, apes, man, and prosimians. menu Primates Exit

  5. Cats are carnivores, or meat eaters. Cats have padded feet with retracting claws. Cats can be big or small, wild or domestic. Cats are graceful. Cats include lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, and house cats. menu Exit Cats

  6. Rodents are the largest group of mammals (there are about 1800 kinds!). Rodents have two pairs of sharp front teeth which they use to gnaw seeds. Rodents have cheek pouches to store food. Rodents include squirrels, beavers, mice, rats, and porcupines. menu Rodents Exit

  7. Dogs are carnivores, or meat eaters. Wolves, and some other wild dogs, live and hunt together in packs. There are over 200 breeds of domestic dogs The dog family includes wolves, foxes, jackals, coyotes, and domestic dogs. menu Exit The Dog Family

  8. Whales and dolphins have a streamlined, fish-like shape. They have very little hair, but a layer of blubber helps to keep them warm. They live in the water, but must come up for air. Some whales have teeth, others don’t. Exit menu Whales and Dolphins

  9. menu Exit Mammal QuizThere are many other kinds of mammals. See if you can choose which of the animals below are mammals. The answers are on the slide which follows this one. Good luck!

  10. Exit menu If you chose these animals you are right!

  11. The End • For more information about mammals, visit the web site below: • You may need an Internet connection and you may need to launch your web browser first menu Web site

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