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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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Mammals

Mammal

Animals; Mammals

A warm-blooded animal whose young feed on milk that is produced by mother's mammary glands.

Monotreme

Animals; Mammals

A type of mammal that lays eggs. The females provide milk directly through the skin to their young.

Seal

Animals; Mammals

A type of sea mammal that has a streamlined body, thick fur on hair, and flippers. Seals eat meat.

Amami rabbit

Animals; Mammals

A primitive dark-furred rabbit which is only found in Amami Ōshima and Toku-no-Shima, two small islands in between southern Kyūshū and Okinawa in Kagoshima Prefecture (but actually closer to Okinawa) ...

Bear

Animals; Mammals

A large mammal with a shaggy coat, short tall, and large claws,. Bears eat plants and other animals, especially insects and small rodents.

Cetacean

Animals; Mammals

A large ocean mammal with a body shaped like a fish except for its flat, horizontal tail and flippers.

Manatee

Animals; Mammals

A water mammal that is found in rivers and bays along the tropical Atlantic Ocean.

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