Mammals… It’s A Fact!Most have hair or furVertebrates – backboneMost babies are born aliveHave two pairs of limbsWarm-bloodedYoung feed on mother’s milkThey can reproduce

endothermic

Mammal DiversityLive Birthegg layingMarsupial – pouchedMarine flying

Who Am I?

I am the only mammal that has wings and has achieved true flight… Bat

What Can We Learn From A Skull?

Protects the…Tells what the animal…Forward facing eyes, predator…

Side facing eyes, prey…

BRAINEATS

BINOCULAR

MONOCULAR

It’s Cold Outside!It takes a great deal of energy (FOOD) to generate body heat, which explains why mammals need to eatmore than other animals.

You Are What You Eat!

Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore

Plant Eater

Meat Eater

Plants & Meat

Is it more of an advantage to be a herbivore,

carnivore, or an omnivore in the wild?omnivore

Teeth Tell A StoryMost mammals have 2 kinds

of teethFlat front teeth for nipping

Pointed and sharp, stabbing & grabbing

Back teeth for grinding & chewing

incisorscanines

molars

Did You Know?Marine mammals have

limbs modified into…Flippers and Flukes

What Can We Learn From Tracks?

IdentificationSpeedDirectionActivity

Who Walked This Way?Quadruped

BalanceStabilitySpeed

4 legs on the ground

Upright PositionMonkey, human, raccoon

Quiz Time!Meat eaterPlant eaterForward facing eyesThe hunterAbility to maintain

body temperatureHaving a backboneFlat front teeth

carnivoreherbivore

binocularpredator

Warm-bloodedvertebrate

incisors