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Mammals of the World
Animals with fur or hair that feed their young milk.
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- What makes an animal a mammal?MammalIt has hair or fur, feeds babies milk, and is warm-blooded
- African elephantMammalThe biggest land animal; uses its trunk like a hand
- GiraffeMammalThe tallest animal; its tongue is dark and about 18 inches long
- HippopotamusMammalSpends the day in water and comes out at night to graze
- RhinocerosMammalHas one or two horns made of keratin, like fingernails
- LionMammalLives in groups called prides; the male has a mane
- CheetahMammalThe fastest land animal
- LeopardMammalA spotted cat that carries prey into trees
- TigerMammalThe largest cat; each has its own stripe pattern
- ZebraMammalBlack and white stripes; no two are the same
- GorillaMammalA gentle forest ape that lives in family groups
- ChimpanzeeMammalShares most of its genes with humans
- OrangutanMammalThe name means person of the forest in Malay
- WolfMammalLives and hunts in packs
- Red foxMammalA small wild dog with a bushy tail
- Grizzly bearMammalA large brown bear of North America
- PandaMammalEats bamboo most of the day
- KoalaMammalEats eucalyptus leaves and sleeps up to 20 hours a day
- KangarooMammalHops and carries babies in a pouch
- PlatypusMammalA mammal that lays eggs, with a bill like a duck
- BatMammalThe only mammal that can truly fly
- DolphinMammalA smart sea mammal that breathes air
- Blue whaleMammalThe largest animal ever
- Sea otterMammalFloats on its back and holds hands while sleeping
- BeaverMammalBuilds dams with sticks and mud
- PorcupineMammalHas sharp quills for defense
- HedgehogMammalRolls into a spiny ball
- SquirrelMammalBuries nuts and sometimes forgets where
- RabbitMammalHops and has long ears and strong back legs
- MoleMammalDigs tunnels with big front paws
- ArmadilloMammalHas a bony shell; some can curl into a ball
- AnteaterMammalUses a long sticky tongue to eat ants
- SlothMammalMoves slowly and hangs upside down
- CamelMammalStores fat in its hump
- LlamaMammalA woolly South American animal that carries loads
- MooseMammalThe largest deer; has big flat antlers
- ReindeerMammalBoth males and females grow antlers
- BisonMammalA large shaggy animal of North American plains
- Mountain goatMammalClimbs steep cliffs with sure feet
- MeerkatMammalTakes turns standing guard
- LemurMammalA primate of Madagascar with a ringed tail
- WalrusMammalHas two long tusks and whiskers
- SealMammalSwims fast and rests on ice or rocks
- Polar bearMammalThe largest land carnivore
- HyenaMammalA scavenger and hunter with a laughing call
- WarthogMammalA wild pig of Africa with tusks
- OkapiMammalLooks like a zebra-horse and is related to the giraffe
- CapybaraMammalThe largest rodent
- Red pandaMammalA small tree-climbing animal that eats bamboo
- Tasmanian devilMammalA meat-eating marsupial of Tasmania
- WombatMammalA digger that makes cube-shaped poop
- NarwhalMammalA whale with a long spiral tusk
- ManateeMammalA gentle sea cow
- AardvarkMammalA night digger that eats ants and termites
- PangolinMammalA scaly mammal that curls into a ball
- TapirMammalA forest animal with a flexible snout
- RaccoonMammalHas clever front paws and a masked face
- SkunkMammalSprays a smelly liquid when scared
- ChipmunkMammalStores seeds in cheek pouches
- OpossumMammalNorth America's only marsupial
- BobcatMammalA wild cat with a short tail
- Mountain lionMammalA large American wild cat also called a cougar
- CoyoteMammalA clever wild dog of North America
- ElkMammalA large deer with big antlers
- Fennec foxMammalA tiny desert fox with huge ears
- OcelotMammalA beautiful spotted wild cat of the Americas
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