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Viviparous

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(of an animal) bringing forth live young that have developed inside the body of the parent.

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Oviparous

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An animal who lays eggs

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Monotremes

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Egg laying mammals (oviparous)

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Marsupials

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Give birth to very small you and complete raising them in pouch. More common in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Eutherians

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Have a placenta and give birth to older young. Placenta facilitates food gas and waste exchange via umbilical cord.

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Biogeography

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Area of biology that focuses on where different taxa live on the face of the earth.

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Tapetum Lucidum

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Reflective layer in eyes that helps concentrate light for nocturnal animals.

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Lagomorpha

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Rabbits

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Afrotheria

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Elephants

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Primates 4 types of teeth

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Incisors (front for biting) canines (shredding tearing flesh) premolars and molars (flat)

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Thumbs

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Opposable first digits on primates.

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Mammary Glands on primates

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Two pectoral mammary glands.

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Primate Cerebral Cortex

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Large and convoluted allows for learning.

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14
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Anthropoids

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Ape like creatures

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15
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Prosimians

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Cat/rat like primates

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16
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Most closely related primate to humans:

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Chimpanzees