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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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Carnassial tooth

Animals; Mammals

Carnivorous mammals have a carnassial tooth which is a blade-like tooth that is designed to slice through flesh.

Premolar tooth

Animals; Mammals

A specialised tooth that is found about half-way along the jaw in mammals, that is often used for slicing through flesh.

Incisor tooth

Animals; Mammals

A flat tooth at the front of a mammal's jaw that is used for gnawing and slicing food.

Canine tooth

Animals; Mammals

Some mammals have canine teeth which are strong and sharply pointed teeth. Canine teeth are generally found at the front of the jaw and are used for piercing and biting prey.

Iberian lynx

Animals; Mammals

A critically endangered species of felid native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe. It is one of the most endangered cat species in the world. According to the conservation group SOS Lynx, ...

Delayed implantation

Animals; Mammals

In some mammals, there can be a delay between when the egg is fertilised and when the embryo begins to develop.

Waning

Animals; Mammals

The period when the female mammal stop providing milk for her young.

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