Mammals Flashcards
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Define Monotremes
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They are primitive egg-laying mammals
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Three Characteristics Of Mammels
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Have hair, warm blooded, nourish young with milk
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Define Marsupials
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Their young are born in an extremely immature state
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Define Placental Mammals
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Their young are born at an advanced state
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Four Most Common Marsupials
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Opossum, Kangaroo, Tasmanian Devil, Koala
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How Many Species of Known Placental Mammals?
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Almost 4,000
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Define Herbivores
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Plant Eaters
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Define Carnivores
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Meat Eaters
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Define Omnivores
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Eat both Plants and Meat
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Define Insectivores
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Eat Insects
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How Fast can a Cheetah Run?
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60-70mph
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Slowest Mammal
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Sloth at less than 1mph
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Largest Mammal on Earth
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Blue Whale
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Largest Land Mammal
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African Elephant
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Smallest Mammal(2)
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Pigmy Shrew and Bumble Bee Bat
