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Mammals

Any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals of the class Mammalia, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin and, in the female, milk-producing mammary glands for nourishing the young.

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Pachyderm
Animals; Mammals

A large mammal Pachyderm with thick skin, such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus generally.

Bat
Animals; Mammals

A small mammal with a body like a mouse and thin, leathery wings. Most bats eat insects or fruits.

Dolphin
Animals; Mammals

A sea mammal with flippers, a snout that is shaped like a beak, and cone-shaped teeth.

Fossey
Animals; Mammals

American scientist who was born in 1932 and died in 1985. He studied the mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

Primate
Animals; Mammals

A type of mammal that is very intelligent and has eyes that face forward, a shortened noes, and opposable thumbs.

Estrus
Animals; Mammals

A period of time in which female mammals are ready to mate. In some mammals, such as deers, estrus occurs once a year.

Ruminant
Animals; Mammals

A hoofed and herbivorous mammals that has a specialised digestive system with more than one stomach chamber.

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